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Aru (Arumugam) Bala (Balakrishnan)

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Global President - Industrial Specialities Division & Industrial Minerals Products at 3M
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Global President - Industrial Specialities Division & Industrial Minerals Products
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Global President - Industrial Specialities Division & Industrial Minerals Products
3M
1-2024 - 4-2025
Business Advisor
Various PE firms
1-2024 - 3-2025
Strategic Advisor & Board member
Vanzfusion
7-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Executive Officer
CONVERGIX Automation Solutions
1-2020 - 7-2023
President Global Industrial Fire & Global Fire_Security Services / After Market
Carrier
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Education
Leading Global Business
Harvard Business School
SIMA
INSEAD
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