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Dheeraj Talreja

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Managing Director & Vice President- Food, South Asia at Cargill
📍 India

Dheeraj Talreja is the Managing Director & Vice President for Food, South Asia at Cargill. He has over two decades of leadership experience in food ingredients and specialty chemicals across South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with previous senior roles at AAK and Huntsman Corporation. He holds a Master of Technology from IIT, Delhi.

He is a leader focused on fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture. He actively champions initiatives like the Global Day of Inclusion and drives a commitment to excellence and quality within his teams, moving beyond simple compliance to achieve superior performance.

After leading AAKs significant growth and transformation in the region for over six years, he recently moved to Cargill to drive their strategic initiatives in South Asia.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Managing Director & Vice President- Food, South Asia
Job Level
Senior
Location
India
Personality Overview

How Dheeraj shows up

Fact-Driven
Sometimes Friendly
Objective Thinker

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Dheeraj cares about

Workplace Inclusion
Showcased his commitment to an inclusive work environment through organizing team events and skits for Cargill's Global Day of Inclusion.
Food Quality & Safety
He has driven comprehensive "World Quality Week" initiatives focusing on detailed food safety protocols like HACCP, VACCP, and TACCP to ensure excellence beyond basic compliance.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Managing Director & Vice President- Food, South Asia
Cargill
1-2023 - 7-2025
President- India, South Asia & Sub Saharan Africa
AAK
2020 - 1-2023
President, India
AAK
2018 - 2020
COO
AAK
2016 - 2018
Commercial Director-South Asia, Middle East & Africa
Huntsman Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

Cargill targets faster-than-market growth in India food business. Featured in Economic Times (Retail)
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Cargill Appoints New Leaders To Drive Innovation And Accelerate Growth In India. Featured in PFI Online
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Education
1998 - 2000
Master of Technology (M.Tech.)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

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Steadiness (S)

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