Anil K. Sharma is the senior vice president and general manager for Avery Dennison Materials Group Asia Pacific. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic development and growth initiatives of Avery Dennison's Materials Group business in Australia & New Zealand, ASEAN, Indian subcontinent, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Korea, and Japan.
Prior to joining Avery Dennison in 2010, Anil was the vice president of sales North America for Johnson Diversey and their food and beverage hygiene businesses. He also held a number of increasingly senior commercial and business management positions at Diversey Inc., a global leader in industrial detergents and sanitizers, as well as various roles at Unilever.
Anil is a mechanical engineer and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He is based in Singapore.
