Dr. Avinash V. Deolekar

Biography

With more than 30 years of experience in the human resources field, Mr. Deolekar is of the opinion that business targets cannot be achieved without continuously investing in people. He believes it is critical to align individuals, teams and management to the overarching ambition of the organization. Once this is achieved, a common goal can be reached. A firm believer in two-way communication, training, talent identification and development, Mr. Deolekar puts into practice, the belief that people are, indeed, a company’s most valuable asset. At Indofil, Mr. Deolekar, is a key member of the CEO task force committed to make the company innovation and people focused. Prior to joining Indofil in 2009, Mr. Deolekar held several senior positions in premier companies including Greaves Cotton, National Organic Chemical Industries Limited, Indian Organic Chemicals Limited, HLL and PepsiCo. During his tenure, he has led several special initiatives, including designing and developing of a sales academy and plant academy. He has also lead talent integration during Mergers & Acquisitions and has successful track record of efficiently navigating contensious execution of voluntary retirement schemes, strikes and plant level disputes. A believer in dialogue and arbitration, he has to his credit nearly 130 cases settled out of court. 

Research Interest

INDOFIL INDUSTRIES LIMITED, established five decades ago, headquartered in Mumbai, a research-led and fully integrated Chemical Company has emerged as a successful and vibrant enterprise, riding high on a simple philosophy of retaining loyalty and enlarging the fold of satisfied customers. The vision of INDOFIL is equally simple – to focus on specific opportunities, drive growth and enhance value for esteemed customers. It has a highly skilled and successful sales team that believes in learning and working with the customers as partners – thus developing the products and services around core issues, to meet their future needs. INDOFIL has a very strong domestic base and a well-recognized international presence. Both businesses viz, Agricultural Chemicals and Specialty & Performance Chemicals are poised for much faster growth through partnerships and joint ventures for manufacturing, marketing and research and development activities with prospective companies across the world. INDOFIL which is a very strong QMS ISO 9001 : 2000 and ISO 14001 Company is professionally managed by its GROUP COO, MR. R. K. MALHOTRA, a Post Graduate in Agriculture with 40 years “hands-on” experience and is an active and advisory member of various related Technical and Trade Associations.