Johnson Controls has appointed Vivek Bhide as President and Managing Director for India. Bhide took up the role in September 2026 and will lead the company’s India operations. Bhide joins Johnson Controls with over three decades of experience across industrial manufacturing, business leadership, transformation and commercial operations. He most recently served as Group Transformation Officer at John Cockerill, a position he held from July 2024 to September 2026. He also served as Regional President of John Cockerill Group in India from June 2023 to September 2026, having earlier held the position of Managing Director from December 2019 to June 2023.
Before joining John Cockerill, Bhide held leadership positions at FORTIVE India and Gilbarco Veeder Root. He served as President of FORTIVE India and Managing Director of Gilbarco Veeder Root India between September 2018 and November 2019. Prior to this, he was Managing Director – India at Gilbarco Veeder Root from September 2014 to November 2019, where his responsibilities included driving profitable business growth.
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Bhide also spent over six years at DuPont, where he held roles including Global Marketing Leader for DuPont Titanium Technologies and Business Director for DuPont India. His earlier career includes a stint as Director – New Business Development at INVISTA, along with several positions at DuPont spanning marketing, manufacturing technology, process engineering and business development.
At DuPont, he began his career as Process Modeling Team Leader in 1990 and subsequently held positions including Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Technology Manager and Marketing Manager. His appointment brings leadership experience across industrial and manufacturing businesses, with a background spanning business transformation, regional management, market development and growth strategy.
