Gulf Oil Lubricants India has appointed Abhijit Kulkarni as Chief Commercial Officer, where he will assume responsibility for overseeing Gulf Oil’s B2C and B2B business segments (excluding OEM), synergy, marketing, and report directly to Ravi Chawla, Managing Director and of Gulf Oil Lubricants India.
With over two decades of diverse experience across top-tier MNCs including Unilever, Castrol and Coca Cola.
Kulkarni joins Gulf Oil from Unilever, where he held several leadership positions over 16 years, including Cluster General Manager for Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam in the FMCG major’s ice cream business with P&L responsibilities.
Kulkarni holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) and a Bachelorof Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP). His diverse leadership roles in both Indian and international markets have equipped him with a unique perspective on driving business success in dynamic environments.