Subir Chakraborty has spent nearly four decades working in various capacities in several organizations, out of which he spent more than twenty-five years at Exide Industries Ltd, rising from the level of General Manager to the position of Managing Director & CEO. Additionally, he chairs the Boards of several companies such as Chloride Batteries S E Asia Pte Ltd (CBSEA) Espex Batteries Ltd (Espex), Chloride Metals Ltd, Exide Energy Pvt Ltd, Exide Energy Solutions Ltd and Chloride International Ltd. CBSEA and Espex are located in Singapore and UK respectively, while the other companies are located in India. He qualified as a mechanical engineer from IIT Madras, earning his B.Tech in 1980 with a Distinction. Thereafter, he worked for two years as an engineer, and then enrolled at IIM Calcutta to pursue a post graduate programme in Management, completing his PGDM in 1984. He is deeply involved in business bodies and associations and is the President of Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI). He is also a National Council Member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He remains interested in academic pursuits and has been a guest faculty at several reputed management institutions of repute.