Anish Ahuja

Anish Ahuja is managing director designate of Whirlpool of India, the listed Indian subsidiary of the American appliance maker Whirlpool Corporation. He was appointed in October 2026 and takes up the role at the start of the 2027 to 2028 Indian financial year.

Ahuja has more than thirty two years of experience across sales, customer service and supply chain management in the appliance industry. He joins from Elica India, the Indian arm of the Italian kitchen appliance group, where he has served as chief operating officer since September 2026. He previously spent a long period at Whirlpool of India as vice president for service, carrying full responsibility for the service profit and loss account and reporting to the managing director.

Career History

• Managing Director, Whirlpool of India (from 2027)
• Chief Operating Officer, Elica India (2026 to 2027)
• Vice President, Service, Whirlpool of India

Ahuja holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Pune University and a master's in business administration from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies in Pune.

What Anish Ahuja brings to the managing director role at Whirlpool of India: direct prior ownership of the company's service profit and loss account, three decades of operating experience in sales, service and supply chain, and a competitor's view of the Indian appliance market from his time at Elica India.