Ashok Kalyana is the senior vice president and general manager, Life Sciences and Intermediates, Ashland.

Ashok is an experienced business leader with a strong record of delivering top and bottom-line results. His commercial acumen extends to multiple regions and industries and is enhanced by a deep background in strategic marketing and planning. He has a proven track record of succeeding in business-centric organizations. Prior to joining Ashland, Ashok led Tate & Lyle’s Asia Pacific Commercial and Business Development. Prior to that, the majority of his career has been with Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas leading specialty materials businesses.

Ashok graduated from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India as a Chemical Engineer. He later obtained his Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Florida State University and an MBA from University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.