Maruti Suzuki Announces Senior Management Changes Effective April 1, 2026
Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced senior management changes effective April 1, 2026. Ram Suresh Akella moves to Parts & Accessories, B S Suresh Babu becomes Head - Service. SD Chhabra transfers to Production, and Manoj Gautam retires from IT. Dr. Tapan Sahoo will also head IT.
Changes in senior management can impact operational continuity and strategic direction, warranting a medium impact assessment. The specific roles affected are critical to service and product support.
The announcement details routine changes in senior management personnel due to transfers and superannuation, which are standard operational adjustments for a large company and do not inherently indicate positive or negative performance.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced changes in its Senior Management Personnel (SMP) effective April 1, 2026. The board meeting, which commenced at 12:30 p.m. and concluded at 2:15 p.m. on March 24, 2026, approved these changes.
Mr. Ram Suresh Akella, currently heading Service, will be transferred to head the Parts & Accessories division. He has been with MSIL for over 33 years and holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and an MBA.
Mr. B S Suresh Babu will take over as Head - Service. He has over 26 years of experience with MSIL, primarily in Pan-India Field Service. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
Mr. SD Chhabra, who was heading Parts & Accessories, will be transferred to Production and will no longer be an SMP. Mr. Manoj Gautam, Head - Information Technology, has ceased to be an SMP due to superannuation. Following his superannuation, Dr. Tapan Sahoo, Head - Digital Enterprise (DE) and Information & Cyber Security, will also head the Information Technology function.
All appointments and cessations are effective from April 1, 2026, and are under existing full-time employment terms, except for Mr. Chhabra and Mr. Gautam, where the terms are not applicable.
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