Winners of 2014

Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa is Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited. He is a Law graduate from Osaka University, Japan, Mr. Ayukawa joined Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1980. Mr. Ayukawa has handled several key assignments at Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan and in the Group's overseas operations. Mr. Ayukawa served as Managing Director of Pak Suzuki Motor Company from May 2004 to June 2008.

Mr. Viswanathan Ramesh is currently the Senior Vice President - Manufacturing at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Limited. He completed his Master's Degree in Manufacturing Management from BITS Pilani and has a vast experience of 30 years in various global automotive corporations. He is an accomplished business leader with excellent track record of achieving business results and strategic objectives for Toyota. He is known to be a passionate people's leader and has led over 4000 people by developing, engaging and motivating people to achieve business results.

Jnaneswar Sen, Sr. Vice President – Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering. Mr.Sen has done his post-graduation in Business Administration from the prestigious IIM, Bangalore.He has been associated with Honda Cars India since year 2006 and has played an instrumental role in the expansion of Marketing & Sales activities of the company. Sen has been associated with the Indian Automobile Industry for almost three decades and has excellent sales & marketing experience with an in depth understanding of consumer trends in the Indian market. Prior to joining HCIL, Mr. Sen has worked with Maruti Udyog Ltd and B.H.E.L.

Pankaj Narula, Executive Director - After Sales and Service, Maruti Suzuki India Limited is a graduate in Mechanical engineering from King's College London, University Of London. He also has a Bachelor's degree in physics from University of Delhi. He has been associated with Maruti Suzuki India Limited since 1982 and has played a major role in the expansion of ' After Sales Service' of the company. Prior to joining Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Mr. Narula has worked with Austin Rover, Thorn EMI Electronics and Schlumberger

Sudam Maitra, Managing Executive Officer -Supply Chain, Maruti Udyog Limited is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering. During his term at Maruti Udyog Limited, Mr. Sudam Maitra has responsibility for the procurement of components and raw material, inbound and outbound logistics. He was also a member of the board at Maruti, as well as several of its supplier joint ventures, such as MS SKH Metals and MS Nippon Thermostat. Mr. Sudam Maitra has worked to develop the Indian supply base for much of his career. He has been at the centre of a transformation that has not only allowed Maruti to prosper by working with efficient, reliable material suppliers and logistics providers, but his work has also contributed to the development of the entire country’s automotive supply base.

Mr Vinod K. Dasari is the Managing Director of Ashok Leyland Limited and Director on the Board of Ashok Leyland. Mr Vinod K Dasari ""joined Ashok Leyland as its Chief Operating Officer in April 2005. He was elected as a member of the Board of Directors in May 2008. As MD, has overall responsibility for the Company’s operations.

Mr. Anuj Kathuria serves as President of Operations at Ashok Leyland Limited. Mr. Kathuria served as Executive Director of Operations and Special Director of Strategic Sourcing at Ashok Leyland Limited. Mr. Kathuria serves as Head of Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain at Ashok Leyland and is responsible for all supply chain activities. He has been with Ashok Leyland since 2010. He served as the General Manager of Tata Motors. Mr. Kathuria has 19 years of experience. Mr. Kathuria has a wealth of experience across multiple functions including manufacturing, sourcing, mergers and acquisitions and program management. He also undertook a two year overseas assignment as Head of Global Sourcing. Mr. Kathuria has been Non-Executive Director at Optare Plc since March 9, 2012. Mr. Kathuria holds Engineering Graduate from BITS and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Mr. A. K. Birla is the Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Aftermarket, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Over the years, Mr. Birla has held several senior positions in the organization. In 2010, Mr. Birla took on the role of President-ETB. He holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from BITS Pilani along with a Post graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from NITIE Mumbai.

Venu Srinivasan - Chairman and Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, India began his career as a mechanic in his own garage during vacations. In 1979 Venu Srinivasan an engineer and an MBA from Purdue University (USA) took over as the CEO of Sundaram-Clayton. He is known to be a perfectionist and a visionary. His obssession with excellence and quality bore rich dividends with Sundaram Clayton and TVS Motor Company winning the global quality benchmark - the Deming Application Prize in 2002.

Mr. Kevin D’sa began his career with Bajaj Auto Ltd in September 1978 and is presently its Vice President (Finance). After acquiring a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, he completed his CA in 1978 and ICWA in 1981. He is working as CFO & President (Business Development) in the company with effect from 20 February 2008.

Vikram Kasbekar, Head Of Operations and Supply Chain, Hero MotoCorp Ltd is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Madras. His responsibilities includes managing the entire supply chain in the most efficient and effective manner to offer best possible return on assets and capital employed, consistent with the policy of continuously developing the business as a long-term viable operation for the Plants & Supply Chain. Mr. Kasbekar has over 37 years experience in the Auto Industry and has worked in commercial vehicles, Auto ancillary & two wheelers sectors. A stint at Birla Copper as 'Business Head' gave him exposure to the copper business & during this period the Mitsubishi and auto component smelter technology was stabilized & the business was turned profitable.

Anil Dua - Managing Director, OTE Group served as Sr. VP - Sales and Marketing, Hero MotoCorp for a period of 8 years starting in 2006. At Hero Motocorp, Dua was responsible for entire gamut of sales, marketing, advertising, dealer development and after-sales operations in India. Under his leadership the company has refreshed and built the largest range of two wheelers in India, including new successful brands of CD Dlx, Glamour, CBZ Xtreme, Hunk, Pleasure and Karizma ZMR. Prior to joining Hero MotoCorp, Dua has worked in multinational giants like Unilever and Gillette. He started his career as a management trainee with Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and worked in various capacities across businesses. A global traveler, Dua is an Engineer from IIT, Delhi and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

Rajendra Bhat , Vice President - Service, TVS Motor Co Ltd. Is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Karnataka. His responsibilities at TVS include elivering world class product and after sales service experience through team of 240 direct company employees and 3100 channel partners employing over 24000 staff. Prior to joining TVS, he was the Zonal Service Head (South), Maruti Suzuki India Limited for a period of nearly 13 years and was Incharge of after sales operations for 4 states of South zone.