Clariant Executive to Join American Chemistry Council Board
Deepak Parikh joined Clariant’s North American operations as region president and chief executive officer of both Clariant Corp. and Clariant Canada Inc. in July 2017. His term on the ACC board will begin January 1, 2019.
Clariant’s Region President of North America, Deepak Parikh, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), beginning January 1, 2019.
“I am proud to join the ACC’s Board of Directors and appreciate this opportunity to align further with our industry colleagues in the United States,” Parikh says. “I look forward to working with the ACC leadership to ensure the chemical industry continues building its reputation and achieving sustainable success in the U.S.”
Parikh joined Clariant’s North American operations as region president and chief executive officer of both Clariant Corp. and Clariant Canada Inc. in July 2017. A U.S. citizen, he had previously served as the company’s region president for India and Midde East Africa as well as vice chairman and managing director of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. During the previous two decades, he also worked with Dow Chemical and DuPont in the USA and Asia.
