Chemical Engineer, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; from 1981, postgraduate studies in Polymer Science, US; 1995, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi; 2003, Executive Development Course, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. 1980-81, management intern, Hindustan Lever, the Indian subsidiary of Unilever. 1985, joined DuPont as a research scientist, DuPont™ Butacite® business, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Responsibilities divided between technology and research leadership roles, and commercial marketing and business management roles. Has worked in the US, China and Singapore, in four different business units and DuPont Central Research organization. Since Dec. 2011, President, South Asia and ASEAN, DuPont India.