Rajiv Rajgopal is the Chairman and Managing Director of Akzo Nobel India Limited and Chairman of Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (Private) Limited. He was previously the Managing Director of the Company since November 2018. In his more than 30 years of experience, Rajiv has worked across FMCG, Oil & Gas (Lubricants) and Telecom industries.

He has a rich experience in managing and leading diverse high-performance teams which resulted in strong business performances in the companies he has worked with. He joined AkzoNobel in 2013 as Head of Sales and Marketing (Decorative Paints) and was subsequently appointed as the Country General Manager - India in 2014. Thereafter, Rajiv was appointed as the Regional Director- Performance Coatings (Middle East & Africa Continent) in January 2017 and also served on the Boards of several group companies in Middle-East and Africa. Prior to joining Akzo Nobel India, Rajiv was the CEO - Broadband & Data at Bharti Airtel Limited. He has also worked with organizations such as Hindustan Unilever and BP/Castrol India.

Rajiv is a Chemical Engineer from University of Mumbai and an MMS (Marketing) from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He has attended Management and Leadership programs at Harvard Business School, INSEAD Singapore, Centre for Creative Leadership, and ELT program at IMD Lausanne.

Rajiv is also a Non- Executive Director on the Boards of ICI India Research & Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd, Paints and Coatings Skill Council, Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints LLC, UAE, Akzo Nobel Oman SAOC, and Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints LLC as on 31st March 2025.