Croda Appoints Anand Diwanji as Managing Director - India

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Nov 2026 : Croda has recently appointed Anand Diwanji as its Managing Director for India. Having joined the organization as Commercial Director in 2025, Diwanji steps into the top leadership position to drive Croda’s next phase of market expansion, operational excellence, and purpose-led growth across South Asia.

With over three decades of commercial and operational leadership, Diwanji brings deep expertise across diverse sectors, including Specialty Materials, Nutraceuticals, Pharma, Food & Beverage, Automotive, and Consumer goods. In his new capacity, he will focus on accelerating customer-centric innovation, fostering industry partnerships, and embedding sustainable practices throughout Croda's regional supply chain.

Diwanji’s 30-plus-year career reflects an impressive track record of scaling high-performing businesses. Early in his journey, he managed strategic sourcing and factory transfers at Vishay (formerly Philips), followed by leading supply chain operations at Honeywell Turbo Technologies. He spent nearly a decade at DSM, holding key leadership roles ranging from Global Category Manager to Vice President of the Materials Cluster and South Asia Business Director. Following the merger, he served as South Asia Director for Human Nutrition & Care at dsm-firmenich, and later led regional commercial strategy across South Asia at DöhlerGroup before joining Croda.

Diwanji holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune and earned his Master’s in Management Science (M.M.S.) from the University of Pune.

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