Sudhanshu Vats

Sudhanshu Vats joined Pidilite as Deputy Managing Director from September 2021. An alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad and NIT Kurukshetra, he has a rich career of 30 years spanning diverse organizations like Unilever, Castrol, Viacom18 and more recently, EPL (formerly known as Essel Propack). Sudhanshu is Member CII National Manufacturing Council. He was the Chairman - National Media and Entertainment Committee of CII from April 2014 to March 2020 and Director & Vice President of Indian Broadcasting Foundation from September 2012 to April 2020. In his recent assignment as the Managing Director and CEO of EPL Limited (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited), he guided EPL, a global leader in Specialty Packaging, manufacturing to a double-digit growth in FY 21 despite Covid19 headwinds. Earlier, as Managing Director and Group CEO of Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Sudhanshu steered Viacom18 for 8 years and transformed a TV company with six channels to the fastest growing full play media organization with presence across screens and platforms. He started his career with Hindustan Unilever and spent about 20 years in various Sales & Marketing and General Management roles serving as VP for Laundry Business (South Asia) and Global Head for Radiant.