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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 6, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth26 November 1975

Age48 (as of 2023)

BirthplaceMumbai

ProfessionBusinessman

NationalityIndian

FamilyFather - Ashwin Dani (deceased); Mother - Ina Dani; Brothers - Jalaj Dani, Hasit Dani

Malav A. Dani (Ashwin Dani’s Son) Biography

Malav Ashwin Dani is an Indian businessman from Mumbai known for leadership roles in family-linked companies including Asian Paints and Hitech Corporation.

Early life and background
Malav Ashwin Dani was born on 26 November 1975 in Mumbai and raised in a family closely associated with the founding of Asian Paints. He grew up in a household where business and community life were intertwined: his grandfather, Suryakant Dani, was one of the co-founders of Asian Paints, and his father, Ashwin Dani, served as a long-time leader of the company until his death in 2023.

Malav completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Purdue University (1995–1999) and later earned an MBA from Columbia Business School (2002–2004). During his student years he won the Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition in 1999. He is conversant in English, Gujarati and Hindi, and follows Veda philosophy and the yoga tradition associated with B. K. S. Iyengar, a practice shared by his parents.

Career
Malav Dani has built a career across family enterprises and other corporate roles. Early post-graduate experience included a range of certifications and leadership training at General Electric from 1999 to 2005, covering information management, ERP implementation, audit staff assignments, acquisitions and integration, and Quality Six Sigma Black Belt training. At GE he later served as Treasury Digitization Leader.

His involvement with the family group includes board positions across a number of entities connected to the Dani family. He has been a Non-executive Director and Chairman of the CSR Committee at Asian Paints and is listed as a director or board member across companies such as Suryakant Paint Accessories Private Limited, Clear Mipak Packaging Solutions, Homevilla Yoga Private Limited, Canes Venatici Trading, Suprasad Investments and Trading Company Private Limited, Rayirth Holding and Trading Company Private Limited, and others. In 2011 he became a director of Sattava Holding and Trading, a private investment firm that holds a stake in Asian Paints.

From 2007 to 2022 Malav served as an executive at Hitech Group, a BSE-listed plastics and packaging company. He rose through roles including Senior Manager for Quality and Customer Centricity at Asian Paints (2005–2006), Joint Managing Director of Hitech Group in 2011, and subsequently Managing Director. Under his stewardship Hitech and Hitech Plast Limited received industry recognitions, including regional entrepreneurship and innovation awards and honors for corporate responsibility and growth.

Beyond these corporate roles, Malav has been active in business forums. Between 2009 and 2013 he chaired The Young Leaders’ Forum at the Indian Merchants’ Chamber and later led committees focused on ease of doing business, green mobility and water sustainability. In these capacities he engaged with policy bodies, including presenting strategic recommendations to parliamentary commerce committees. In November 2021 he took on an international role as Chairman of the International Board of the Indian American International Chamber of Commerce (IAICC).

Public profile
Malav Dani’s career has included several public recognitions and awards. His honors include the Alexander Hamilton Corporate Treasury Award (2004), the Yuva Icon Award (2010), Udyog Rattan Award (2014), Arogya Award (2015), Business Excellence and Innovative Best Practices Award (2018), Young Asian Entrepreneurs recognition (2019–20), and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in 2023. He also won a televised business competition, The Deal on M&A, which aired on NDTV Profit in 2010.

He has been involved in significant share transactions in the public market: between May 2021 and April 2022 he sold Asian Paints shares valued at approximately Rs. 500 crore on the stock exchanges. As part of the family’s investment holdings, Sattava Holding and Trading’s stake in Asian Paints was noted as having a substantial valuation in 2021.

Family
Malav is the son of Ashwin and Ina Dani. His father was a long-standing figure in Indian business and led Asian Paints; his mother has been active in yoga teaching and trustee work in the Iyengar tradition. Malav has two brothers, Jalaj and Hasit Dani, both of whom are involved in business and have held roles connected to Asian Paints and other enterprises.

Latest updates
In 2021 Malav’s investment vehicle Sattava Holding and Trading was recorded as owning a stake in Asian Paints. In November 2021 he became Chairman of the IAICC International Board. His father passed away on 28 September 2023.

Physical and personal notes
Publicly available profiles list Malav’s height at about 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) and describe black hair and black eyes. He has expressed an interest in yoga and at one point considered pursuing instruction before continuing his business career.
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Recent Work

Chairman of International Board

Indian American International Chamber of Commerce (IAICC) – took on role in November 2021

2021
Managing Director

Hitech Corporation Limited – served in executive and then managing roles through 2022

2007-2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Non-executive Director and Chairman of CSR Committee at Asian Paints
  2. Managing Director and executive leadership at Hitech Group
  3. Chairman of The Young Leaders’ Forum at the Indian Merchants’ Chamber (2009–2013)
  4. Winner of the Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition (1999)
  5. Winner of the NDTV Profit show The Deal on M&A (2010)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Malav A. Dani (Ashwin Dani’s Son) born?

26 November 1975

What is Malav A. Dani (Ashwin Dani’s Son) known for?

Businessman