Berger is number 2 by a margin in the decorative paint space: MD & CEO

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Berger Paints India’s revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 (Q4FY25) was the strongest in five quarters, ahead of other listed paint majors. In an interview at its new headquarters in Kolkata, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) Abhijit Roy tells Ishita Ayan Dutt on what clicked for the company. Edited excerpts:

 

Amid intense competition, Berger’s growth in Q4 was ahead of peers. What did you do right?

 

We didn’t do anything dramatically different. But our network expansion went off well. We did a fairly good job on the painter-contractor front. And, we launched a