Hiral Desai

Senior Vice President, Industrial Services - Veolia India

Hiral Desai is Vice President, Industrial Services for Veolia in India and heads the Industrial Waste Business. He is responsible for defining and executing business strategy for the industrial waste business of Veolia India along with business development and managing corporate finance. Under his leadership the company has increased its presence in the industrial waste sector from 3 locations to 5 in a short span of 3 years.

He is a Chartered Accountant with over 21 years of global experience in building organisations, identifying new business opportunities, managing business and P&L. He is an expert strategist in defining growth and sustainability focussed business models delivering results over long term with hands on experience in maximising stakeholder value and delivering on commitments.

Mr. Desai was Executive Director of Detox Group of Companies prior to joining Veolia where he was responsible for strategizing, organizing and executing the group's operations and projects across India. Prior to this he worked with Deutsche Bank in London as a Vice President and with Deloitte in India and USA.