Management Singapore

Vinod Agnihotri, Country Representative

Vinod Agnihotri has been with LANXESS for close to seven years, managing the company’s Materials Protection Products business unit (BU MPP) for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Agnihotri oversees MPP business operations across the region. On January 1st 2018, Agnihotri took on additional responsibility of managing Singapore for LANXESS.

After his academic training in Chemistry and additionally in Textile Technology, Vinod Agnihotri began his professional career in 1996 with a textile group, Ashima in Ahmedabad, India in the production department.

In 1999, he joined Clariant in Mumbai and assumed various roles and responsibilities viz Sales and Marketing, Product Management, Technical Services, before heading Business Line Process Chemicals under the Business Unit, Textiles. During his tenure of close to a decade with Clariant, he was also deputed in Clariant Head Quarter in Basel, Switzerland on some special projects and assignments.

Subsequently, in 2008, he assumed a position with an Indian multi-national company, Atul Ltd. for Colors Division as General Manager & Head of International Marketing Department.

In March 2011, he moved to LANXESS India, Mumbai as Head of BU MPP for the Indian Subcontinent. In January 2014, Agnihotri moved to LANXESS Singapore as Vice President and Head of BU MPP for Asia Pacific region.