Appointments

Hella India Lighting Limited appoints new executive heads for Special OE and Aftermarket biz

Manoj Singh leads the Special OE division of Hella India Lighting Limited, Anandhan Venugopal heads the Independent Aftermarket division. Both join the company’s Board of Directors as Executive Directors

Hella India Lighting Limited, Indian subsidiary of global automotive supplier HELLA, has appointed two new executive heads. Since 1st January, 2023, Manoj Singh is leading the Special Original Equipment division of Hella India Lighting; Anandhan Venugopal is leading the Independent Aftermarket division. Both Manoj Singh and Anandhan Venugopal have joined the Board of Directors of Hella India Lighting Limited as Executive Directors, effective 1st January, 2023. Ravi Chhabra, General Counsel as well as Head of Legal, Compliance and Audit for Hella India Lighting Limited has also joined the Board of Directors as ‘Non-Executive Director – Compliance and Governance’ since this date.

In their new roles, both Manoj Singh and Ravi Chhabra report to Christoph Söhnchen, who as Executive Manager has responsibility for the global Special Original Equipment business at HELLA. Anandhan Venugopal reports to Dr. Nima Mehrdadi, Vice President Aftermarket Middle East, Africa & India at HELLA.

Sharing his thoughts, Manoj Singh said, “The global and Indian management teams are working closely to bring new and affordable technologies to the Indian market. Our goal is to become preferred partner and to increase customer satisfaction with both local and global customers being catered from India.”

Anandhan Venugopal shared, “Our vision – ‘Technology of tomorrow for the Life of Today on Indian Roads’ – remains our guiding torch for our future journey. We will continue to bring more and more products, technologies and solutions to satisfy and even enthuse our customers. We have the clear ambition and target to become India’s top choice when it comes to Aftermarket solutions.”

Ravi Chhabra stated, “We are confident to continue achieving our goals and aspirations of all stakeholders of our company. With the continued robust business performance of both our local Special Original Equipment and Aftermarket business, as well as with our new inspiring leadership team, Hella India Lighting Limited will set new milestones of achievement, performance and will continue its journey of being a happy and thriving workplace.”