Hyderabad: Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M), a comprehensive solutions provider in the energy and mobility space (BSE: 500008; NSE: ARE&M), has announced the appointment of Narayan Choudhary as Chief Operations Officer (COO). In his new role, Choudhary will lead the company’s manufacturing and operational strategies, driving excellence, efficiency and future-focused transformation across all business verticals. He will also be a member of the group’s executive committee.
Choudhary succeeds C. Narasimhulu Naidu, who retires after more than 30 years of distinguished service and leadership within the operations function at ARE&M.
Bringing close to three decades of experience, Choudhary has led large-scale transformation initiatives across the automotive and industrial sectors. His expertise spans greenfield project development, new technology introduction, supply chain systems, quality frameworks and people management. Prior to joining ARE&M, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Business Head at Taco Punch Powertrain.
Commenting on the appointment, Harshavardhana Gourineni, Executive Director, ARE&M, said, “We are delighted to welcome Narayan at a crucial juncture in our manufacturing evolution. His strong command over Industry 4.0 practices will significantly advance our operational excellence agenda. His experience will add tremendous value to our ‘Factories of the Future’ initiative, which aims to build highly automated, digitally enabled, and globally benchmarked manufacturing systems that strengthen our leadership.”
Sharing his perspective on joining the company, Narayan Choudhary, COO, ARE&M, said, “It is an honour to join an organisation that has consistently led with manufacturing and operational excellence. I look forward to building on ARE&M’s legacy and contributing to elevating the company’s global footprint.”
