Know Odisha’s Suman Mishra, Newly-Appointed CEO Of Mahindra Electric

Suman Mishra has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML).

Suman, who is from Odisha’s Rourkela, will be a full-time director of the company with effect from August 14, 2021.

She will take over from Mahesh Babu, MD & CEO, MEML, who has quit Mahindra Group, Autocare Professional reported.

Suman — who was Senior Vice President – Business Transformation, Insights and Analytics (BIA) for the Automotive sector, will also be Chief Executive Designate for the Last Mile Mobility business (LMM).

Having joined Mahindra Group in 2015 as Senior VP in Group Strategy Office, Suman played a key role in shaping and implementing strategies across automotive business, agri, hospitality, real estate, and electric vehicles.

Suman possesses 20 years of global experience in strategy and end-to-end performance transformation across sales, manufacturing, purchasing, products, costs and supply chain.

An MBA from University of Michigan, Ross School of Business and a Computer Engineer from NTU Singapore, Suman worked at Cipla and McKinsey before joining Mahindra Group.

“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 capitalize on opportunities in Last Mile Mobility and launch of our Born EV platform. I am confident that Suman will help us achieve our growth targets. I wish her the best in her new role,” said Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto and Farm Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Chairperson, Mahindra Electric Mobility.