Sanjeev Gandhi (BE Chemical, MBA)

Sanjeev Gandhi (BE Chemical, MBA)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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As the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Orica, it is a great privilege to lead our global team of more than 13,000 colleagues as they support the responsible production of resources everyday which help lift standards of living and drive economic growth around the world.

Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction industries. We are also a leading supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction, and a specialist provider of ground support services in mining and tunnelling.

Before joining Orica in July 2020, I have spent 30 years in the chemical industry and 26 years with BASF SE, the worlds leading chemical company in various senior management positions in India, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Most recently, I was a Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and Head of Asia Pacific as well as Head of the Global Chemicals Segment (Intermediates & Petrochemicals) based out of Hong Kong. Leading a workforce of more than 18,500 people across 19 countries in Asia, 125 production sites and 140 sales offices, we were accountable for the delivery of €13.3 billion in revenue, and €1 billion in EBIT in 2019.

Having spent my first seven months in Orica running the Australia Pacific Asia business, I have gained deep insight into the business and the organisation. I am very impressed by the capabilities and commitment of the Orica Team and, together with my Executive Team, I look forward to further strengthening our market leading position. I am confident that we will be able to achieve this by maintaining our proud traditions of market leadership, innovation, quality and safety.

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    Orica

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Hong Kong

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    Hong Kong

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    Germany

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    Singapore

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    Tokyo, Japan

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    Hong Kong

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    Tokyo, Japan

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    Ludwigshafen, Germany

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    Mumbai, India

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    India

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Japanese

    Elementary proficiency

  • Marathi

    Limited working proficiency

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  • Centre for Australia India Relations (CAIR) CEO Network

    Chair

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    CAIR is a national platform established by the Australian Government to support greater engagement with India. The Centre works across all levels of government, industry, and academia focussed on four key areas: promoting policy dialogue, building India business capability, engaging Indian diaspora communities to support the bilateral relationship and deepening cultural connections. The CEO Network is the Centre’s first key initiatives as part of its mandate to help drive new forms of…

    CAIR is a national platform established by the Australian Government to support greater engagement with India. The Centre works across all levels of government, industry, and academia focussed on four key areas: promoting policy dialogue, building India business capability, engaging Indian diaspora communities to support the bilateral relationship and deepening cultural connections. The CEO Network is the Centre’s first key initiatives as part of its mandate to help drive new forms of cooperation between Australia and India. The principal aim of the Network is to support the CEOs of major Australian companies to enhance contemporary business awareness of India and to build a community of advocates that drives Australian business engagement with India.

  • CSIRO Energy Advisory Group (CEAG)

    Member

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    CEAG members share their views on the accelerating dynamics of the energy transformation from market and stakeholder perspective including scale and timing of the transition, and provide CSIRO with external guidance, and support in making the right decisions on balancing the portfolio of activity and building capability to provide best value to Australia.

  • Australia-India CEO Forum

    Critical Minerals Joint Working Group

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    In collaboration with CII, BCA, DFAT, DCEEW & DISR

  • Asialink Business Advisory Council

    Business Advisory Council Member

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    The Asialink Business Advisory Council brings together an impressive and experienced lineup of business and industry leaders, to help guide Asialink Business in it its mission to build an Asia capable, prosperous Australian workforce and community.

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