Evonik appoints global industrial lubricants marketing manager

Evonik Oil Additives has appointed Mukund Bhure as global industrial lubricants marketing manager. In this role, he will be responsible for leadership of the wind turbine and general industrial gear oils business globally, and will relocate from his current location in Mumbai, India, to Evonik’s Horsham, Penn., Technology Center in the
United States.

Bhure joined Evonik’s Oil Additives business line in April 2010 from Chevron Lubricants, where he was responsible for the sale of industrial lubricants and Chevron’s OEM business in India.

“Since joining Evonik, Mukund has successfully led the growth of Evonik’s oil additives
business in India, established a strong team, and developed an excellent reputation for himself and Evonik with our customers and OEMs,” said Michael Zink, vice president for strategic marketing at Evonik Oil Additives.

Bhure’s recent focus has been on developing business opportunities in India for both Evonik Oil Additives’ DYNAVIS® and NUFLUX™ technology brands. His recent successes have included the signing of licensee contracts for DYNAVIS® technology with two of India’s largest companies in the lubricants industry.

Bhure is a science graduate with a post-graduate degree in Marketing Management from Pune University. He brings to his new role more than 24 years of successful sales and marketing experience in lubricants and specialty chemicals.