Staff Writer
Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML), a part of Mahindra Group, has appointed Suman Mishra as the new CEO of MEML, serving as a full-time director effective August 14, 2021. She will take over from Mahesh Babu, the current managing director and CEO of MEML, who has decided to seek opportunities outside the Mahindra Group.
- Suman Mishra succeeds Mahesh Babu as the new CEO of MEML
- Before joining Mahindra Group, Mishra was associated with Cipla and McKinsey
Suman Mishra: Her role and responsibilities at MEML
In addition to serving as a full-time director of the CEO of MEML, she will also serve as the CEO-designate of Last Mile Mobility Business (LMM). She has served as the Senior Vice President of Business Transformation, Insight and Analysis (BIA) in the automotive industry. She will report to Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director of the Automotive and Agriculture Division of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.
Mishra has 20 years of global experience in sales, manufacturing, purchasing, product, cost and supply chain strategy and end-to-end performance transformation. She joined Mahindra Group in 2015 as the Senior Vice President of the Group Strategy Office and played a key role in formulating and implementing strategies for the automotive business, agriculture, hotels, real estate and electric vehicles.
Speaking of this news, Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive and Agriculture Division Executive Director and Mahindra Electric Mobility Chairman Rajesh Jejurikar said: “For many years, Mahesh has been an integral part of our growth process. He joined us in 1998, In the past 22 years, he has made significant contributions to the organization in various work in automotive product development, and then led Mahindra Electric as CEO. I thank Mahesh and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Suman is An accomplished business leader with global experience in leading transformation projects in multiple industries. Electric vehicles are our focus area, and we have developed a strong strategy to leverage Last Mile Mobility and our Born EV platform Opportunity to launch. I believe Suman will help us achieve our growth goals. I wish her every success in her new role.”
Suman Mishra: Background
Before joining Mahindra Group, she worked with Cipla and McKinsey, where she led the performance transformation and business transformation of several companies. Mishra is an MBA degree from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a computer engineer from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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