Role Player 2023
Dipan Dalal
~ Market Segment Director ~Azelis Asia Pacific, Singapore – Food & Nutrition
Dipan is a Chartered Accountant by qualification & an Entrepreneur by heart. He has been in the business since 2001 when their family distribution business of MK Ingredients & Specialities was established.
Business of MK Ingredients was supply of Food Chemicals, Ingredients & Speciality chemicals to the Food Processing Industry & it was acquired in 2019 by AZELIS – a Global Multinational Distribution Co headquartered in Belgium. Dipan led the Azelis South Asia business for Food & Nutrition from March 2019 till Oct 2022 and from Nov 2022 Dipan has taken up a new role at Azelis to be a part of their Asia Regional Team and will lead the Business Developments for all of Asia Pacific within the Food & Nutrition segment.
In his career of more than 20 years in the food ingredients industry, Dipan has worn many hats like being a business owner & entrepreneur to leading the same business under the umbrella of Azelis for India & South Asia and now taken a larger role & responsibility to grow and develop the food industry at the Asia Pacific level.
His key strengths are an Astute understanding of business environment with great acumen, Strategic Planning & Thinking, Leading businesses and team from the front, very good marketing skills amongst many others. His Chartered Accountancy knowledge does well to help him in the costing, finance & taxation aspects of the business.
Dipan is also an active angel investor associated with start-ups. He not only is an investor, but also works with some of them to help out in their set up as a Mentor & Advisor to them.
Business of MK Ingredients was supply of Food Chemicals, Ingredients & Speciality chemicals to the Food Processing Industry & it was acquired in 2019 by AZELIS – a Global Multinational Distribution Co headquartered in Belgium. Dipan led the Azelis South Asia business for Food & Nutrition from March 2019 till Oct 2022 and from Nov 2022 Dipan has taken up a new role at Azelis to be a part of their Asia Regional Team and will lead the Business Developments for all of Asia Pacific within the Food & Nutrition segment.
In his career of more than 20 years in the food ingredients industry, Dipan has worn many hats like being a business owner & entrepreneur to leading the same business under the umbrella of Azelis for India & South Asia and now taken a larger role & responsibility to grow and develop the food industry at the Asia Pacific level.
His key strengths are an Astute understanding of business environment with great acumen, Strategic Planning & Thinking, Leading businesses and team from the front, very good marketing skills amongst many others. His Chartered Accountancy knowledge does well to help him in the costing, finance & taxation aspects of the business.
Dipan is also an active angel investor associated with start-ups. He not only is an investor, but also works with some of them to help out in their set up as a Mentor & Advisor to them.
