Dr. Bir Kapoor is a Chemical Engineer from IIT Kanpur and he holds a Ph. D in Chemical Engineering from City University of New York, New York. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School, Harvard, USA, where he attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP).
Dr. Kapoor has 37 years’ extensive industry and business expertise in areas related to Fluoropolymers, Fluorospeciality Chemicals, FMCG, Textiles & Fiber Technology Development, Fibers, Metals and Chemicals. Dr. Kapoor started his career in R&D management and then moved to manufacturing, operations, and business management. He is listed as a co-inventor on 12 patent applications.
He has worked and managed businesses and manufacturing units across various geographies in North America, Europe, India, Southeast Asia & China.
Dr. Kapoor has joined GFL in September 2021, which is a leading manufacturing company of fluoropolymers and fluorospeciality chemicals in India.
Prior to joining GFL, Dr. Kapoor worked with Aditya Birla Group for close to 18 years in various senior level management positions.