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Sumit Bhatia

Initiator · DISC type Di
Vice President -Sales & Marketing at Finolex Industries Ltd
📍 Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Sumit Bhatia is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Finolex Industries, leading brand strategy and GTM execution. An MBA from Symbiosis Institute, his 19-year career includes leadership roles at Dalmia Cement, Bausch + Lomb, and Reebok. Colleagues describe him as a dependable, out-of-the-box strategic thinker.

Sumit is passionate about creating meaningful change and shows a keen interest in community empowerment, particularly initiatives that uplift and support women. He actively follows emerging digital and cultural trends, such as the growing influence of Gen Z consumers and the creator economy on modern marketing.

He is an award-winning marketer, having received Marketers XCellence honors for "Best Storytelling" and "Best Purpose-Driven Content. "

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Vice President -Sales & Marketing
Job Level
Senior
Location
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Sumit shows up

Risk-Accepting
Impact-Oriented
Conviction Driven

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Sumit cares about

Brand Storytelling
His work centers on creating impactful, influencer-led narratives and he has won national awards for storytelling and purpose-driven content.
Category Growth
A core focus of his role is driving category expansion, premiumization, and market share gains through integrated sales and marketing strategies.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Vice President -Sales & Marketing
Finolex Industries Ltd
2-2024
Vice President & Head- Marketing & Communications
Finolex Industries Ltd
4-2022 - 1-2024
General Manager – Marketing (Category Head)
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.
7-2019 - 3-2022
Deputy General Manager Marketing
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.
4-2017 - 6-2019
Senior Product Manager
Bausch + Lomb
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2007
MBA
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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