Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) broadcasts the appointment of P.B. Balaji as chief govt officer (CEO) from November 2025. He’s the primary Indian to carry the highest place on the British model. Balaji succeeds Adrian Mardell, who has expressed his want to retire from JLR after 3 years as CEO and 35 years with the Firm.
Chandrasekaran, chairman Jaguar Land Rover PLC, Tata Motors and Tata Sons mentioned: “I wish to thank Adrian Mardell for the stellar turnaround of JLR and for delivering report outcomes. I’m delighted to nominate Balaji because the incoming CEO of the corporate. The seek for an appropriate candidate to steer JLR has been undertaken by the Board for the previous few months and after cautious consideration it was determined to nominate Balaji. He has been related to the Firm for the previous a few years and is conversant in the Firm, its technique and has been working with the JLR management group. This transfer will be certain that we proceed to speed up our journey to Reimagine JLR.”
Mardell mentioned: “These three years have been an excellent privilege. Along with the unimaginable JLR workforce, we now have cemented JLR’s place within the automotive business throughout a time of unimaginable change. I wish to thank everybody in JLR and the prolonged Tata Group, and need Balaji each success in his new position”
Balaji mentioned: “It’s my privilege to steer this unimaginable firm. Over the previous 8 years I’ve grown to know and love this firm and its redoubtable world manufacturers. I look ahead to working with the group to take it to even higher heights. I thank Adrian for his immense contributions and need him properly for his subsequent innings.”
Balaji has been the group chief monetary officer of Tata Motors Group since November 2017 and has 32 years of expertise within the automotive and shopper items industries throughout finance and provide chain features.
He has led giant, various, world groups in multi‑cultural environments out of Mumbai, London, Singapore and Switzerland, and has been intently related to the transformation on the Tata Motors Group. He has a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT‑ Chennai and a Publish Graduate Diploma in Administration from IIM – Kolkata.
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