Pidilite Industries Appoints Amit Agarwal as CFO-Designate

Pidilite Industries Appoints Amit Agarwal as Chief Financial Officer-Designate and Senior Management Personnel, Effective October 9, 2026

Pidilite Industries has appointed Amit Agarwal as Chief Financial Officer-Designate and Senior Management Personnel, effective October 9, 2026. Agarwal brings extensive experience in finance, strategic planning, commercial operations and business transformation across leading organisations.

Agarwal has been serving as Executive Director Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Pfizer Limited since 2006. Before joining Pfizer, he held several leadership positions at Unilever, including General Manager of Finance, Sales and Customer Development, General Manager of Internal Audit and Finance Controller for Global Business Services. He also handled category finance and strategic project responsibilities.

His professional experience covers financial planning, commercial strategy, profitability management, risk management, internal controls, taxation and global reporting. He has also worked on digital transformation, acquisitions and business integration initiatives.

Earlier in his career, Agarwal worked at Vedanta Resources as Financial Planning and Analysis Manager and Factory Commercial Manager. His responsibilities included budgeting, performance reporting, cost accounting, procurement support and cost optimisation.

Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, securing All India Ranks 45 and 1 respectively in the 2003 examinations. He also qualified as a Company Secretary in 2001 with All India Rank 12. He graduated from St. Xavier’s College in 2002, achieving a university-level rank of 5.

His appointment adds extensive financial leadership and cross-functional experience to Pidilite Industries’ senior management team.