Dinesh has been a part of Panasonic since its acquisition of Anchor Electricals over 13 years ago. He has played key role in transforming a family owned & managed Company to a professionally managed Japanese multinational, that has grown year after year in revenue and profits, with an increasing market share in each product category. His effort and contribution were recognized through a first time, special award given to him by the President, Panasonic Life Solutions, Japan in 2015.

He is now leading Panasonic into new geographies and new business for the Smart city infrastructure (viz. Solar rooftop EPC, Electric vehicle charging, Smart City lighting, Smart metering infrastructure) ; Energy Management & Saving products and systems and Housing products (viz. Modular kitchen, Wardrobe, Wall cladding tiles, Wooden flooring etc) ; in line with the emerging trends in India, South Asia, Middle East & Africa regions.

In a career spanning 33 years, in Manufacturing and Services companies; he has conceived and executed new businesses and has established manufacturing cum trading Joint ventures with British, American and Taiwanese companies. He also has an enriching experience in start-ups, being an initial part of two Tech Companies, one that pioneered “Cloud services” for Enterprise applications and another that pioneered Voice over IP and Managed hosting services in India.

Dinesh is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT Kurukshetra and MBA from IIM Kolkata. He also holds a Certificate in Export Marketing from the IIFT, New Delhi. He has been a member of the “Latin America” and “Customer Focus & Marketing” committees of CII and was a member of the IT Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce. At present he is a part of the ET’s “India leadership council” and FIEO’s committee on FTA.

He resides in Mumbai, with his wife, who has been a Media salesperson for 23 years and his son, a Chemical Engineer (BITS Pilani) and MBA (ISB Hyderabad), who is pursuing Corporate Strategy as a career.