The manufacturer of textile chemicals and dyes, Huntsman Textile Effects, Singapore, has appointed Rajiv Banavali as its new Global Vice President of Research and Technology, effective August 10, 2018. Banavali will join the Textile Effects senior management as part of its global leadership team and will report directly to Rohit Aggarwal, President Textile Effects.
Banavali joins Huntsman from Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains NJ/USA, where he held several research and development leadership roles including, most recently, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, with its Advanced Materials division. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the development and execution of R&D strategies and the advancement of innovation platforms for both product and process technology roadmaps.