OrthoLite India Welcomes Pankaj Kumar as Commercial Director

AMHERST, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, appoints Pankaj Kumar as Commercial Director for OrthoLite India (OIN). In this new role, Kumar will promote and expand OIN's commercial activity with a focus on providing comfort solutions and delivering OrthoLite’s high standards to its global brand partners manufacturing in India.

Kumar brings a wealth of experience spanning over 27 years. He has a proven track record in sales and marketing, P&L management, strategic planning, business development, distribution channel management, trade promotion, and the development of innovative business models.

“Throughout Pankaj’s career, he has delivered outstanding results with renowned organizations such as Coats, 3M, and ICI. We look forward to the invaluable contributions he will make in his new role as Commercial Director at OrthoLite India,” said Vikash Bajargyan, General Manager of OIN.

Kumar joins the OrthoLite India team in the newly expanded, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ambur, Tamil Nadu India, which enables increased capacity to two million pairs of insoles per month. It also bolsters OrthoLite’s leatherwork capabilities as OIN is now fully equipped to make leather footbeds. The new facility catalyzes local-for-local production and service, and makes OrthoLite India the largest insole manufacturer in South Asia.

Sixty-six of OrthoLite’s 500+ global brand partners produce in India, and the region represents part of OrthoLite’s global production strategy to align its factories and provide efficient and exemplary service directly to local partners and T1s.

OrthoLite will be exhibiting at the India International Leather Fair (IILF) February 1-3, 2025. To schedule an appointment with a member of the sales team, please contact Anbu Sundaram at sanbu@ortholite.in. For additional information on OrthoLite, please visit ortholite.com.

About OrthoLite®

OrthoLite is the world’s leading supplier of open-cell foam technology found in more than 550 footwear brands across all categories of footwear and is the first name in comfort and performance foams. OrthoLite also is the innovator and creator of Cirql™, the sustainable materials solutions provider that provides footwear brands and their factory partners with lower impact, circular options in materials. OrthoLite has a stalwart commitment to an ongoing journey toward producing excellence with less-impactful manufacturing practices. The company also has a long-standing history of meaningful partnerships and sponsorships that demonstrate a dedicated commitment to supporting its customers, consumers, brand partners and the footwear industry. OrthoLite is the Official Insole sponsor of the New York Yankees, supporter of Textile Exchange, and is a founding supporter of the Two Ten Foundation. Stay up to date with company news by visiting OrthoLite.com and following OrthoLite on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. To learn more about the benefits of OrthoLite, visit www.ortholite.com.