Hari Krishna Agarwal, Managing Director, Grasim Industries, the flagaship company of Aditya Birla Group has been reappointed on his position with effect from December 1, 2021. Agarwal will replace incumbent Dilip Gaur who has requested for earlier retirement after spending nearly 17 years with the company. Gaur joined the Aditya Birla Group (ABG) in 2004 after spending 24 years at Hindustan Unilever.
A veteran of the Aditya Birla Group, Agarwal has been part of it for nearly four decades. During this period, he has held different roles in cement, chemicals and pulp and fibre businesses before taking on his current role as Business Head, Pulp and Fiber. A Chartered Accountant and an Executive MBA from Sasin, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Agarwal started his career with ABG in 1982 as Management Trainee at Rajashree Cement, a division of Indian Rayon.
