After completing education at IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta, he joined Asian Paints where he spent 35 years in various roles, the last as CEO of a JV with PPG Industries, serving automotive customers. Later, he headed a KOSPI listed pharmaceutical company in Seoul as its president for three and a half years. A past president of the IPA, and past chairman of the Asian Paint Industry Council, he has keenly participated in industry affairs all through his career.