Co-founder of Asian Paints, Ashwin Suryakant Dani passes due to illness

29 Sep 2023 , 10:59 AM

Ashwin Suryakant Dani, co-founder of Asian Paints and a non-executive director, passed away on Thursday at the age of 81.

Since 1968, the Indian business magnate has been connected to Asian Paints.

Between December 1998 to March 2009, he served as the organization’s vice chairman and managing director.

‘With deep regret, we inform you that Mr. Ashwin Dani, Non-Executive Director of the Company, left for heavenly abode today, on account of brief illness,’ the business stated in a filing on exchanges. Since 1968, Mr. Ashwin Dani has been connected to the business and has actively pushed it toward technological excellence.

He has been a member of the board since 1970 and served from 1998 to 2009 as the company’s vice chairman and managing director. He has remained a member of the board since 2009 in the capacities of Non-Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Board and the Company.

He served as the Company’s and the Board of Directors’ Chairman from 2018 to 2021.

According to the statement from the corporation, Mr. Ashwin Dani ‘will always be remembered for his significant contributions to the Company.’

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