Madhukar Parekh is the chairperson of Pidilite Industries which is at the forefront in manufacture of sealants and adhesives. He is popularly known as the Fevicol Man.
The family has a fortune valued at $11.1 billion. Their company was founded by family patriarch Balvant Parekh in 1959.
The company is well known for Fevicol which is a white glue which is well known around the world due its clever advertising. The company generates over $1.4 billion in annual revenues from sealants and adhesives.
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Madhuka Parekh earned is bachelor’s degree in engineering specializing in chemical technology from the University of Mumbai. in 1969 he graduated with a Masters in Chemical Engineering from University of Wisconsin. After that he joined Abbot Laboratories in USA before joining the family company in 1972.
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