Anuj Poddar
Anuj Poddar
Anuj Poddar is a Managing Director and Asia Co-Head of Global Portfolio Solutions at Carlyle, the leading global investment firm with USD 435 billion of assets under management. In his role, Mr. Poddar works closely with Carlyle Asia’s investment advisory teams to oversee value creation strategies and to help drive transformational change and performance with portfolio companies, focusing on India and South-East Asia. Prior to this, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bajaj Electricals, India’s leading Consumer Products and Lighting Solutions company (with an erstwhile Power EPC business which was spun off). He is credited with having driven transformation of the company in a relatively short period, that resulted in significant turnaround of performance and value creation for all stakeholders. Prior to Bajaj Electricals, he was a member of the Leadership Team at Viacom18 Media and one of its key founding team members. During his over 13 years with the company he played an integral role in the growth of the company He also led strategy for MTV Networks Asia, based out of Singapore. Prior to Viacom18 Media, Anuj spent nearly a decade with Arthur Andersen and KPMG and was involved in a range of consulting, mergers & acquisitions and assurance services to varied clients across sectors. He is an Aspen Fellow, Trustee of the Ananta Centre, member of CII’s (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Council, member of The Trilateral Commission and a member of BMW Foundation’s World Responsible Leaders’ Network. Anuj is a rank-holding Chartered Accountant and lives in Mumbai, India.
