John Panikar

John Panikar is Executive Vice President, APAC, and was previously President UK & Africa.

Panikar began his career with Linde in 1991 as an Applications Engineer in California. Over the years, he has held various positions including Managing Director of Praxair India, Vice President (South Region) for Praxair North American Industrial Gases, President of Praxair Distribution, Inc., and President of Praxair Asia.

Panikar has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, New York, and has completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.