Prejay Lalla

Chief Executive Officer, Plascon

Prejay Lalla is Chief Executive Officer of Plascon, in the role since August 2017.

Plascon, run as Kansai Plascon Africa, is a South African paint maker owned by Japan's Kansai Paint. Lalla also heads Kansai Paint's Africa business and sits on its board in Japan.

In the job

  1. The Competition Commission shut down the proposed merger of AkzoNobel, maker of Dulux, with Kansai Plascon Africa and Kansai Plascon East Africa. Source

  2. Plascon and Versus Paint announced a joint venture to grow luxury decorative wall finishes in Southern Africa. Source

Career before

  1. 2024-Managing Officer, Deputy Chief of International Business Unit and Head of Africa Business, Kansai Paint
  2. Senior commercial roles, ICI Paints and AkzoNobel
  3. from 1991Development chemist, Dulux Paints

Education

Masters in Business Leadership, University of South Africa

Sources

  1. plascon.co.za
  2. kansai.com
  3. en.wikipedia.org
  4. moneyweb.co.za
  5. plascon.co.za

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