Dhananjay Salunkhe

Mr. Dhananjay Salunkhe, Managing Director

Dhananjay is a seasoned business leader with a track record of growing and building businesses in India. He has over 28 years of experience in various multinational and Indian Companies in leadership roles of increasing responsibilities. His last role was with ITC Limited as SBU Chief Executive, Packaging and Printing Business. He has significant P&L, operations and people leadership experience whilst contributing to significant process improvement, business growth and cost savings during his career. His ability to objectively assess situations, articulate his approach, manage culturally diverse teams and apply lean Six Sigma best practices to turnaround businesses and deliver on business results are his strengths.
Prior to ITC, Dhananjay spent nine years with 3M, starting as Plant Head for their Pimpri manufacturing unit and subsequently headed all manufacturing plants/operations and supply chains. As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt holder, Dhananjay has been instrumental in driving significant process improvements and savings for 3M and was recognized with the “Transformational Leader” Award in 2015.
Dhananjay started his career as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at PMP Auto, followed by stints at Sulzer India, a Swiss pumps & compressors company, and GKN Sinter Metals, where he was assigned the task of cultural transformation of the plant after divestiture by Mahindra & Mahindra.
Dhananjay holds a master’s degree in Business Management from SIBM Pune, India, and a BE (Production) from KBP College of Engineering in Satara. He has significant P&L, operations and people leadership experience whilst contributing to significant process improvement, business growth and cost savings during his career. His ability to objectively assess situations, articulate his approach, manage culturally diverse teams and apply Lean Six Sigma best practices to turnaround businesses and deliver on business results are his strengths.