Narasimha Sastry Sridhara

Narasimha Sastry Sridhara

Chemical Industry Specialist | Independent Director | Executive Leadership & Team Coach|ESG & Sustainability Advisor | Executive Coach | Advancing Holistic Industrial Leadership

GRASIM INDUSTRIES LIMITED ( ADITYA BIRLA GROUP)India

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Experience12+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

SRIDHARA NARASIMHA SASTRY Independent Director | Executive Coach (ICF) | Industrial Leader – Chemical Sector Certified Independent Director – IICA & KPMG | ACC & ACTC – ICF | Life Member – AIMA EXECUTIVE BIO Mr Sridhara Narasimha Sastry is a seasoned industrial leader and board-level professional with nearly four decades of experience in the chlor-alkali and chemical manufacturing industry. He brings deep expertise in operations, safety, governance, and strategic leadership, including over eight years of full P&L responsibility for large integrated manufacturing complexes. Throughout his career, he has led large-scale transformations in process safety, operational reliability, quality systems, and organisational culture. He embeds zero-harm safety philosophies and disciplined execution, consistently delivering sustainable performance improvements and strengthening compliance and governance frameworks. As a Certified Independent Director (IICA & KPMG), Mr Sastry would like to contribute effectively to board oversight across risk management, ESG, strategy, and organisational performance. He brings clarity, independence of thought, and a balanced, long-term perspective to board deliberations. In parallel, he is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified Executive and Team Coach (ACC, ACTC), specialising in leadership development and team effectiveness. His distinctive approach integrates contemporary coaching practices with insights from the Bhagavad Gita, enabling leaders to navigate complexity with resilience, ethical clarity, and purpose. He is pursuing independent directorships, governance advisory, and industrial consulting, while serving as an executive leader and Team coach. He also contributes as a speaker and thought leader on safety leadership, operational discipline, and values-based leadership.

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Education

Doctor of Business Administration

Business Administration and Management, General

GlobalNxt University

Global Strategy

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Business Administration and Management, General

U21 Global university

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Business Administration and Management, General

Global Nxt University

Master’s Degree

Master of science

SV University Tirupathi

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Process EngineeringBoard level experienceEngineeringTeam LeadershipRisk ManagementCoachingStakeholder ManagementBusiness StrategyEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Interpersonal SkillsManufacturing Operations ManagementStrategic ThinkingExecutive CoachingLeadership DevelopmentTeam ManagementLeadership CoachingCreator ModeData AnalyticsSustainabilityTeam Coaching