India: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has appointed Puneet Yadu Dalmia as its managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) for a five-year term with effect from 8 December 2023. He succeeds Mahendra Singhi, who will become the strategic advisor to the managing director and CEO.
Puneet Dalmia has been the managing director of parent company Dalmia Bharat since 2004. Prior to this he co-founded JobsAhead.com in 1999, which was sold to Monster.com in 2004. He is also the chair of the Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI) set up by the Government of India in 2021. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Indian Institute Of Management in Bangalore and an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
