Key Management

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Mr. Ander Arenaza Álvarez

Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Arenaza has more than 30 years’ experience in the automotive sector and, prior joining CIE Automotive in 2007, he held relevant positions in different automotive companies. Within CIE Automotive Group, Mr. Arenaza has led Machining and Aluminum HPDC Divisions worldwide with extensive exposure to international businesses. He holds degree in Industrial Engineering (Industrial Engineering School of Bilbao) and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Deusto University (Bilbao).



Mr. Manoj Mullassery Menon

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Menon is the business head of the Gears, Composites, Foundry, Stampings & Magnetics Divisions in India. Earlier he was the Executive Director and CEO of Mahindra Gears and Transmissions Private Limited (MGTPL), the erstwhile wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Menon has an experience of more than 29 years from setting up green field projects to heading operations and strategy. He is B. Tech in Production Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Calicut and has a Masters in Management Studies from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.



Mr. Kiyath Jayaprakash Nair

Chief Financial Officer.

K Jayaprakash is an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He is a post graduate in commerce from Pune University.

He has experience of more than 35 years across all finance functions. He has also at various times managed HR, Purchase and IT portfolios.

His experience spans across engineering, retail, steel and automotive industries. In his last assignment he was CFO-Big Bazaar in the Future Group of Companies. He worked for a steel company in Nairobi for about two years.



Mr. Sunil Narke

Chief Executive Officer – Forging Divisions

Mr. Sunil Narke has an extensive experience spanning 26 years within automotive sector in India and Europe. He has extensive experience across key functions including industrial/process engineering, plant operations, business development as well as technology transfer from Europe.

Sunil joined CIE Automotive India Ltd. (CIE India) as ‘Vice President Operations & Special Projects’ for ‘CIE Forging, Chakan’ in 2018. He became ‘Chief Operating Officer’ of ‘CIE Forging, Chakan’ in 2019.

Prior to joining Sunil worked with Anand Group, Raymonds, TI Murugappa, and Mahindra & Mahindra.

Mr. Sunil holds an Engineering Degree in Mechanical from College of Engineering & Technology Pune University. He has also done the ‘Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing’ (VLFM) programme from Japan and the prestigious ‘Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme’ (OAMLP) from University of Oxford, United Kingdom.





Mr. Rajendra Vadlapudi

CEO – Iron Casting Division

Mr. Rajendra Vadlapudi joined the Company in the year 2010 and is heading the operations of the Iron Castings Division of the Company as well as the Aluminium castings business of subsidiary in India. Mr. Rajendra Vadlapudi has experience of more than 20 years in automotive sector. He held relevant positions in automotive companies and OEMs and worked in different areas from setting up green field projects to heading operations. He has done Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from SBTET, Vijayawada and completed PGDOM in operations from MIQ- Ohio state University. He has completed his master’s in business administration (Specialization in Operations) from SP Jain global school, Mumbai.



Mr. Vikas Sinha

Senior Vice President – Strategy and Chief Investor Relations Officer.

Vikas Chandra Sinha is Senior Vice President – Strategy and Chief Investor Relations Officer. He has been with the company since its inception in 2013 and was a key member on the project that led to CIE Automotive entering India by acquiring a majority stake in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s (M&M) auto component business. Earlier Vikas was part of the Group Strategy Office at M&M. He has been a business consultant with the Tata Strategic Management Group working on strategy & operational projects across many business sectors. He was also a quality engineer with Maruti Suzuki at the start of his career. He has almost 30 years of experience working in the corporate sector. Vikas is a mechanical engineering alumnus from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Vikas has coauthored a book on Amitabh Bachchan and regularly contributes to indiyatra.in that features short quizzes based on Indian history & culture. He grew up in Ranchi, Jharkhand and currently resides in Mumbai with his wife and two daughters.



Mr. Anup Mishra

Chief Business Controller & CIO.

A finance professional with 30 plus years of experience in senior leadership role. Anup holds dual degrees of CA & ICWA and is a member of ICAI. He has in past worked with companies like Vadilal industries Limited and Cadila Pharmaceuticals group. With M &M group and CIE India together he has served the company in various roles for almost 20 years. He works closely with business heads & CEOs and has partnered with them in turn around stories of businesses. As Chief Business Controller coupled with his CIO role he has established robust controls (manual/automated) across all businesses. He is passionate about working capital management and cashflows. He is spearheading the sustainability/ESG drive in CIE India including but not limited to enhancement of renewable energy across all businesses in India. In the past he chaired the CSR council of CIE India too. Anup is an alumni if IIM Ahmedabad (3TP-2018)



Mr. Vinayak Kadaskar

Head- IR and HR

Mr. Vinayak joined the organisation in the year 1997 and is heading the HR & IR functions of the Company. He also chairs the Central CSR Council and take active interest in implementation of CSR projects of the Company.

He has extensive experience of more than 36 years spanning in all the aspects of Human Resources and Industrial Relations.

Mr. Vinayak is graduate in Law and has masters in Personnel Management.



Mr. Pankaj Goyal

Company Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head – Legal

Mr. Pankaj Goyal joined the Company in the year 2012 and is currently heading the Legal and Secretarial Function of the Company. He is also a member of the Ethics Committee, CSR Council and ESG Council of the management of the Company and working closely on matters related thereto.

Mr. Pankaj Goyal is a commerce graduate and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also passed CWA final examination held by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has experience of more than 12 years in handling matters related to Corporate Governance, Compliance, and Litigation and Non-litigation Legal Metters.