By PTI | New Delhi | June 1 2026
Suzlon Group on Monday announced the appointment of Ashok Ramchandran as President, India Business and Senior Managerial Personnel, effective from June 4.
Ashok brings over two decades of global leadership experience in energy, industrial products, and vertical mobility sectors, spanning India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, a company statement said.
His appointment comes at a very crucial time as Suzlon accelerates its transition towards becoming a wind-first full-stack renewable energy company. He will be reporting to Ajay Kapur, Chief Executive Officer, Suzlon Group.
“Ashok has deep expertise in execution led transformation, operational scaling, and building high-growth businesses, which will further strengthen Suzlon’s leadership as we build the next era of renewable energy in India,” said Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman, Suzlon Group.
Before joining Suzlon, Ramachandran served as Chief Operating Officer and board member at JSW Energy, where he supported the company’s capacity expansion from nearly 5 GW to 30 GW over about three years.
“I look forward to strengthening Suzlon’s market leadership through sharper execution, operational excellence, deeper customer focus, and scalable growth strategies,” said Ashok Ramchandran, President, India Business, Suzlon Group.
Before JSW, he spent a significant part of his career with Schindler Group. As CEO and President of Schindler India and South Asia, he led the company’s operations across manufacturing, operations and research and development, while helping scale revenues from ₹1,000 crore to ₹3,000 crore, according to Suzlon.
Ramachandran brings more than two decades of leadership experience across the energy, industrial products and vertical mobility sectors in India, Southeast Asia and Australia. Suzlon said he is recognised for driving execution-led transformation and operational scaling across high-growth industries.
