Balrampur Chini Mills Limited announced appointment of Mr. Stefan Barot as President (Chemicals) in the category of Senior Management Personnel. Date of appointment: 1 March, 2024. Brief profile: Mr. Stefan Barot comes with a wealth of experience of over 35 years including 13 years in bio plastic industry.

He gracefully concluded his role as President of the EU Bioplastic Association to join the company and relocate to India. Mr. Barot's skill set includes proficiency in analysing complex situations, developing customer-centric processes, building motivated teams, and fostering clear communication to drive effective action. His prior role as CEO at BIOTEC (Germany), demonstrated tangible results, including the establishment of a successful business development department, leading to the development of five new products and new patents in just three years.

Furthermore, he optimized organizational efficiency, enabling scalability without additional resources, and cultivated a culture of risk-taking and innovation. Prior to that in his capacity as Global Director PLA at PURAC BIO-CHEMICALS, CARBION and TOTAL-CARBION PLA (Netherlands), Mr. Barot's was responsible for PLA (Bio- Plastics) business globally and for Asia Pacific. His achievements included negotiating multimillion-dollar partnerships, tripling the value of a key product to $4 million annually, and expanding the customer base.

He also championed sustainability initiatives, developing value chains for sustainable bio-plastic solutions and actively engaging with stakeholders to pioneer bioplastic value chains. Prior to that he has worked in different capacities in reputed companies in Basel, Shanghai, Korea, Japan and Switzerland which has contributed to him becoming a domain expert on bio-plastic.