Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Abhijit Roy Leads Berger Paints as New Managing Director, CEO
Berger Paints is a company that makes paint for homes and buildings.
A man named Abhijit Roy is in charge of the company as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Before this job, he worked at L'Oréal, a company that makes beauty products.
At Berger Paints, his work involves sales, marketing, and helping the business grow.
He has received awards for being a good leader.
A magazine called Business Today listed him among its top 100 CEOs for three years in a row.
In 2023, he received a special alumni award from IIM Bangalore, a well-known business school in India.
Besides his main job, he helps lead several other paint companies and business groups.
The paint business has a lot of competition, so his long experience will help Berger Paints plan its future.
Abhijit Roy is presented in the headline as Berger Paints' new Managing Director and CEO, though the article text states he took charge of the role in 2012.
Before Berger Paints, Roy worked at L'Oréal as an Area Sales Manager.
He was featured in Business Today's Top 100 CEOs list in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and nominated among six best private-sector CEOs at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2016 and 2017.
Roy received the Distinguished Alumni Award from IIM Bangalore in 2023.
He serves as a director on the boards of several Berger Paints subsidiaries and industry bodies, including Berger Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings, Berger Jenson & Nicholson (Nepal), The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Paints and Coatings Skill Council.
- Who
- Abhijit Roy, a veteran of the paints and FMCG sectors and former L'Oréal Area Sales Manager.
- What
- The appointment of Roy as Managing Director and CEO of Berger Paints — the headline calls it a new appointment, while the article text says he has held the role since 2012.
- When
- The article states he took charge in 2012; no separate announcement date is given.
- Where
- Berger Paints and its subsidiaries, with operations referenced in India and Nepal.
- Why
- To lead Berger Paints' next phase of growth in a competitive market, drawing on his long experience in sales, marketing and consumer-facing businesses.
- Subject
- Abhijit Roy, Managing Director & CEO of Berger Paints
- Company
- Berger Paints
- Previous role
- Area Sales Manager at L'Oréal
- Appointment note
- Headline says new appointment; article text says he took charge in 2012
- Awards
- Business Today Top 100 CEOs (2016, 2017, 2018); Forbes India Leadership Awards nominee (2016, 2017); IIM Bangalore Distinguished Alumni Award (2023)
- Board memberships
- SBL Specialty Coatings, Berger Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings, Beepee Coatings, Berger Rock Paints, Berger Jenson & Nicholson (Nepal), The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Paints and Coatings Skill Council
- Career focus
- Sales, marketing and consumer-facing businesses
- Market context
- Competitive paints market with newer players and established rivals