Dilip Dandekar
| Dilip Dandekar | |
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| President of Indian Merchants' Chamber | |
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| Children | 3; 1 stepdaughter |
| Parents | Digambar P Dandekar (father) |
| Relatives | G. P. Dandekar (uncle), Dnyaneshwar Agashe (1st cousin-in-law) |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Chairman, managing director |
Dilip Dandekar was the chairman and managing director of Kokuyo Camlin Ltd., taking office from June 1, 2002. He joined Camlin Ltd. as ‘management trainee’ under his father, D. P. Dandekar and uncle, G. P. Dandekar, who were the founders of the company (initially known as Dandekar and Co.).
Dandekar currently serves as the President of Indian Merchants' Chambers. He is presently the chairman of Kokuyo Camlin Ltd., and Camlin Fine Sciences.
Dandekar was born the son of Digambar Dandekar,co-founder of Camlin Ltd. and member of the entrepreneurial and aristocratic, Chitpavan brahminDandekar family. Dandekar's uncle, G. P. Dandekar was the other co-founder of the company. Dandekar has one older brother, Subhash who served as executive chairman of Camlin until his retirement in 2002.
Dandekar was married to Anjali Dandekar (née Gogte; niece of Balkrishna "Raosaheb" Gogte), and they had 3 children together; before her death in 1993. Dandekar later remarried Smita Dandekar (née Karandikar) in 1998. She has one daughter from her previous marriage.
Dandekar joined Camlin Ltd. as management trainee and became executive director of the company in 1979. He took charge as chairman and managing director from June 1, 2002. This was following the retirement of his brother, Subhash Dandekar, from the post of Executive Chairman after a period of 43 years. Dandekar served as a Vice President of Indian Merchants' Chambers and now serves as the Non Executive Chairman of Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd. (formerly, Camlin Fine Chemicals Ltd) and has been its Director since June 2006. Dandekar served as a Joint Managing Director of Kokuyo Camlin Limited. from June 1, 2002 to February 1, 2013.
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