Anant Maheshwari Named Honeywell High Growth Region President And CEO
Honeywell announced that
Anant Maheshwari has been named President and CEO of Honeywell’s High Growth
Region portfolio, effective September 4, 2023. He will succeed Ben Driggs, who
will be taking another leadership role in the company. Maheshwari will be a
Corporate Officer of the Company, reporting directly to Honeywell CEO Vimal
Kapur and will be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
“Honeywell
has a long-term track record of growth in this portfolio. Anant will help build
on our demonstrated success, accelerating our ability to drive profitable
development for the company,” said Kapur. “Anant’s experience over the last two
decades proves that he has an ability to deliver impactful results for a
diverse set of industries. He is the right person to continue to deliver our
local-to-local presence and expand Honeywell’s business in controls and
automation, software and digitalization, and sustainability.”
In his
new role, Maheshwari will lead business growth across Honeywell’s geographies
in China, India, Southeast Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East,
Central Asia, Africa and Latin America. He previously had leadership roles of
increasing responsibility at Honeywell from 2004 to 2016, launching new
businesses and leading mature business portfolios. He ultimately became
President of Honeywell India as a key driver in the company’s high growth
region strategy.
Most
recently, Maheshwari joins Honeywell from Microsoft, where he served as
President and CEO of Microsoft India. In this role, he was responsible for
Microsoft’s overall business and presence in India, leading engagement with
policy makers, customers, business partners and industry leaders. During his
time in the position, he led Microsoft India’s transformation to become the
fastest growth geography for the company, setting the company’s benchmarks for
new business models.
Maheshwari
earned an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, graduating as
an industry scholar in 1998. He also graduated from the Birla Institute of
Technology and Science, Pilani, with a Master of Science in Economics and a
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics.
Driggs
joined Honeywell in 2004 and has served in a variety of leadership positions in
Honeywell’s Aerospace business, as well as Vice President of Strategic Accounts
and Corporate Development
“I’d
like to thank Ben Driggs for his outstanding service to our high growth region
portfolio,” noted Kapur. “He helped build and maintain our record growth in
these regions, delivering profitable results for Honeywell,” Kapur said. “We
are excited for him to take his next step in leadership at Honeywell.”
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