Indian engineering company Greaves Cotton has announced the appointment of Dr Arup Basu as Deputy Managing Director and Sanjay Behl as CEO & Executive Director.
An official statement from the company said the strengthening of leadership comes on the heels of its highest-ever consolidated quarterly revenue of INR 621 crore reported for the quarter ending March 31, 2022.
With over 30 years of professional experience, in his role, Dr Basu will lead the development and execution of long-term strategies of GCL and will oversee the implementation of the overall Corporate Purpose and Vision of GCL across Engines and Retail Business.
Before joining the company, he was responsible for running manufacturing intensive businesses such as Packaging (MD at Huhtamaki PPL), Chemicals (President and CTO at Tata Chemicals), and Automotive (Tata Motors).
While Behl in his new role will focus on leading the accelerated growth of the electric mobility business. He comes with an experience in leading consumer-facing businesses such as Textiles (CEO of Raymond Ltd), Broadcasting (CEO of Reliance Big TV) and Technology (Co-founder/CEO of Nextqore).
Nagesh Basavanhalli, MD and Group CEO, Greaves Cotton, said, “I am delighted to welcome Arup Basu and Sanjay Behl into the leadership team of the Greaves Cotton group. Their immense experience in transforming and growing Indian businesses at global scale will help us accelerate our growth. Their leadership skills in building future facing organisations will help steer growth in their respective areas.”