Namrata Pant has joined chemical coatings giant AkzoNobel India as manager, communications for India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

Pant announced her new role via LinkedIn this week:

The former CNBC journalist joins AkzoNobel- that offers leading coating brand Dulux- after a 11 year stint at Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India in various communication roles. This included her most recent role as deputy manager and section head in the communications division.