Viswanath Padmanabhan

Viswanath Padmanabhan is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in sales and management within the carbon black and cement industries. Since August 2008, Viswanath has held various leadership positions at Birla Carbon, currently serving as Head of Sales - EMEA and Global Sector Head - Tires, responsible for managing sales to key tire customers across Europe and Africa. Previous roles at Birla Carbon include Regional Marketing Manager and Regional Sales Manager positions focusing on Central Eastern Europe, Turkey, Near East, and Africa. Prior to Birla Carbon, Viswanath worked at UltraTech Cement as Area Sales Manager and began the career as a Group Management Trainee at Aditya Birla Group. Viswanath holds an MBA in Marketing from Xavier Institute of Management and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from B J B College.