Headquartered in Sweden, Camfil is
already a market leader in Europe and North
America, while growing investments have
made it the fastest growing clean air solutions
provider in Asia–Pacific. Since its entry into
the region 10 years ago, Camfil has four
production units – in Dubai, India, Malaysia
and China – and subsidiaries in Thailand,
Singapore, Taiwan, New Zealand and
Australia. Executive Vice-President of Camfil
Asia–Pacific and the Middle East, Dr Suresh
Balan has helped grow Camfil by more than
40 per cent since coming on board in 2015,
and he shows no signs of slowing down.
Suresh comes with 20 years’ experience
from Swedish multinational home appliance
manufacturer Electrolux, where he held
a variety of management positions, in
Singapore, Sweden, Belgium and India. “I was
attracted to Camfil because, like Electrolux,
it had a strong social, environmental and
innovative cause that was focused on giving
back to society and the environment,” recalls
Suresh. “Clean air is as essential as clean
water, and Camfil was eager to expand across
Asia–Pacific due to rising industrialisation
and urbanisation, resulting in a phenomenal
amount of pollution in the region. Having
worked in both Europe and Asia, I was well
equipped to build the business and increase
awareness of air quality in the region.”
Camfil cuts across all areas – hospitals,
offices, schools, pharmaceuticals,
semiconductors, oil and gas, microelectronics,
as well as food and beverage. “These
industries rely on clean air to operate. We
have made it our mission to develop world-
class air filters for every application,” says
Suresh. He continues, saying that compared
with the previous decade, the past few years
have seen local governments enforce stricter
standards to control pollution. “The Asia–
Pacific is not yet on the same level as Europe
in terms of awareness and regulation, but
we have seen a huge improvement as more
countries adopt ISO 16890 standards for
environmental sustainability. This is where
our solutions come in.”Half page advert
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