Suman Mishra has been appointed the new CEO and Whole-time Director of Mahindra Electric Mobility (MEML), with effect from August 14, 2021. She will also be the Chief Executive Designate for the Last Mile Mobility (LMM) business.
Mishra, who is currently the Senior Vice President – Business Transformation, Insights and Analytics (BIA), Automotive Sector in the Mahindra Group, will report to Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto and Farm Sectors, Mahindra and Mahindra.
Mishra takes over from Mahesh Babu, MD & CEO, MEML, who has decided to pursue opportunities outside of Mahindra Group.
A Performance Transformation Expert with 20 years of global experience across strategy and end-to-end performance transformation across sales, manufacturing, purchasing, products, costs, and supply chain, Mishra joined the Mahindra Group in 2015 as Sr VP in Group Strategy Office and played a key role in shaping and implementing strategies across automotive business, agri, hospitality, real estate, and electric vehicles.
Earlier, she was associated with Cipla and McKinsey, where she led performance transformations and business turnaround across multiple companies. Mishra is an MBA from University of Michigan, Ross School of Business and a Computer Engineer from NTU Singapore.
Jejurikar, who is also Chairperson, MEML complemented Babu’s continuation to the company’s growth over the years. Babu had joined the group in 1998 and over the last 22 years has significantly contributed to the organisation in his various stints in Auto Product Development and then leading Mahindra Electric as CEO.
“Suman is an accomplished business leader with global experience of leading transformation projects across multiple sectors. Electric mobility is a key focus area for us, and we have put in place a robust strategy to capitalise on opportunities in Last Mile Mobility and launch of our Born EV platform,” he said.