Avik Chattopadhyay

Gurgaon, India India

A professional rolling stone!

Automotive

Been in the automotive industry for 22 years. Cars, oil, lubes, cars again and tyres. Guess need to do batteries some time. Or better, consult an Indian battery brand. Have been through 5 memorable product and brand launches [Zen, Caltex, Mobil, Swift and Apollo], 1 IPO [Maruti Suzuki], 3 mergers / acquisitions [ExxonMobil, Apollo-Dunlop and Apollo-Vredestein]. Used all that experience as a brand consultant for a year. Dived back into the world of cars with Peugeot but unfortunately the proposed project was indefinitely postponed [terrific experience though!]. Completed a short but eventful sojourn with Volkswagen in rebuilding the brand's relevance and aspiration in India. Left a strong,...