Carlyle hires Ex-Bajaj Electricals CEO Anuj Poddar

Carlyle has appointed former Bajaj Electricals chief executive officer Anuj Poddar as head of global portfolio solutions (GPS) for Asia, as per a company release.

“In his role Mr. Poddar will work closely with Carlyle Asia’s country investment advisory teams, Janine Feng, vice chair of Carlyle Asia, who oversees value creation strategies and initiatives in Asia, as well as with Richard Elder, global head of GPS in the US to help drive transformational change and performance with portfolio companies”, Carlyle said in the release.

Poddar will be based in Mumbai.


“We are extremely excited to welcome Anuj to the team. His new role dovetails with our increased focus on enhancing portfolio company value creation and as we look to increase the number of control buyout deals that we do in Asia”, said Greg Zeluck, managing director and co-head of Carlyle Asia.

Prior to Bajaj Electricals. Poddar was a member of the leadership team at Viacom 18 Media in India, where he played an integral role in the growth of the company, including its successful foray into mass entertainment and expansion into regional and international markets. While at Viacom 18 Media, he also led strategy for MTV Networks Asia for South East Asia and China based out of Singapore.

Prior to Viacom 18 Media, he spent nearly a decade with KPMG and Arthur Andersen, where provided consulting, M&A and other services to companies across sectors.