Akzo Nobel India Limited announced key organization structure and leadership announcements for its decorative paints business in the region, effective January 1, 2024. India is now the regional headquarters of AkzoNobel's decorative paints business in the newly formed South Asia region. This new organization structure aims to accelerate AkzoNobel's growth and innovation with enhanced market agility to cater to the unique needs of its valued decorative paint customers in this region.

Mr. Rajiv Rajgopal has been appointed as the new Business Unit (BU) Director - Decorative Paints, South Asia region. He will continue his responsibilities as the Chairman and Managing Director, Akzo Nobel India Limited. Mr. Rohit G Totla (Rohit Totla) has been appointed as the Sales and Marketing Director for AkzoNobel's decorative paints business in India.

In this new role, he will be responsible for the growth of AkzoNobel's decorative paints business in India. This is further to his recent appointment as an Wholetime Director in the Board of Directors of Akzo Nobel India Ltd. Rajiv Rajgopal has been appointed as the new Business Unit (BU) Director - Decorative Paints, South Asia region for AkzoNobel in addition to being the Chairman and Managing Director for Akzo Nobel India Ltd. He joined the company in 2013 as Head of Sales and Marketing, Decorative Paints. Thereafter, he was appointed Country General Manager India for three years.

In 2017, Rajiv became the Regional Director, Performance Coatings, Middle East & Africa and served on the Boards of several AkzoNobel group companies in the Middle-East and Africa. Since 2018, Rajiv continues as the Managing Director of Akzo Nobel India Ltd. Prior to joining AkzoNobel, Rajiv was the CEO - Broadband & Data at Airtel India. He joined Hindustan Unilever as a management trainee in 1993 and worked in various sales, marketing, and leadership roles.

He has also worked in BP/Castrol India. A Chemical Engineer from University of Mumbai and MMS (Marketing) from SP Jain, Rajiv has attended programs at INSEAD Singapore and Harvard Business School and Centre for Creative Leadership. He has also attended IMD INSEAD and is certified on Inspirational leadership.

Mr. Rohit Totla joined AkzoNobel in 2009. Mr. Totla now assumes a new role as the Sales and Marketing Director for AkzoNobel's decorative paints business in India. Previous to this, he was the Commercial Excellence Director, Decorative Paints ­ South-East South Asia region.

With over two decades of professional experience, Rohit has worked across organizations like Balsara Home Products (now Dabur India Limited) and Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages. Rohit has a Degree in BE (Electronics) from Nagpur University, and PGDBM from Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai. He has also attended an Executive Program from Dale Carnegie and IMD, Lausanne.