Board of Directors
Mr. Jayadev Galla
Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Jayadev Galla is the Chairman and Managing Director of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M). Under his guidance and leadership, the company has achieved many milestones viz., including the crossing of Rs 10,000 crore turnover, expanding its footprint in overseas markets, especially in the Indian Ocean Rim, etc.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Galla worked as an International Sales Executive at GNB Battery Technologies, Inc., USA (now part of Exide Technologies, Inc., USA).
Apart from being an entrepreneur, Mr. Galla also serves as a Member of Parliament, Member of CII, National Council, Young Indian National Governing Council, and Core Group. He was also the past Chairman of CII, AP State Council.
Mr. Galla holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA.
Mr. Harshavardhana Gourineni
Executive Director – Automotive & Industrial
Mr. Harshavardhana Gourineni currently serves as the Executive Director for the Automotive and Industrial division of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M). He is an accomplished business leader who has made significant contributions to the growth and expansion of ARE&M. Mr. Gourineni started his career in the Power Solutions division of the erstwhile Johnson Controls, now Clarios, and worked for 3 years across roles in manufacturing operations and demand planning.
After living in the US for 25 years, Mr. Gourineni moved to India inspired by his grandparents and Amara Raja Group founders Dr. Ramachandra N Galla and Smt. Aruna Kumari Galla. He joined the group in 2015, at the age of 25, as a senior management executive where he was responsible for supply chain issues and distribution network deficiencies in ARE&M (previously ARBL). Since then, he has climbed the leadership ladder and held various multi-functional roles in the business.
He has worked in different positions at RN Galla Family Pvt Ltd, Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd, Mangal Industries Ltd, and the group’s media arm – Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd. As MD and CEO of Mangal Industries, Mr. Gourineni scaled the business by adding marquee customers like Samsung and IKEA and established a design partnership with AXISCADES Technologies. He also oversaw remarkable growth in annual revenue and was instrumental in setting up Amara Raja Group’s first manufacturing location outside of Andhra Pradesh in Oragadam, Chennai.
In June 2021, Mr. Gourineni was appointed as the Executive Director of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd (ARE&M), previously Amara Raja Batteries, where he is responsible for leading the Automotive and Industrial businesses. He has spearheaded a comprehensive modernization process and has unlocked a digital transformation journey across functions. He is leading a globalization effort for Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, which has taken the company’s brands to new geographies. He has also focused on green energy, sustainability, and new technologies to reduce the company's carbon footprint, setting up a captive 50MW solar power plant and a new Lead recycling plant. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Industrial and Organisation Psychology from Purdue University, USA.
Mr. Vikramadithya Gourineni
Executive Director – New Energy Business
Mr. Vikramadhithya Gourineni currently serves as the Executive Director for the New Energy Business at Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M). He started his journey in Amara Raja in 2013 as a Management Executive handling various functional responsibilities relating to supply chain management, procurement, marketing, and sales, while steadily moving up the ranks.
As a transformational leader in the Amara Raja Group, Mr. Gourineni is the driving force behind the design and implementation of key strategies in the group. He has held top positions in many group entities, including as Managing Director and CEO of Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd and Managing Director of Amara Raja Electronics Ltd. He was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations across these entities where he shaped operational policy, growth strategy, and future vision for these firms. Under his leadership, both ARPS and ARE have seen consistent and sustained growth in revenue.
In 2021, Mr. Gourineni was appointed as the Executive Director in Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd, previously Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, where he is responsible for New Energy strategy apart from other key initiatives.
Under his leadership, the company successfully established a subsidiary, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private Limited (ARACT) in November 2022, to house the Li-ion initiatives. As part of this initiative, the company is setting up a 16Gwh Gigafactory for manufacturing cells and battery packs, and a state-of-the-art collaborative R&D facility called the E Positive Energy Labs with an investment of up to Rs 9,500 crore. He has also spearheaded the team to work on Li-ion cell chemistries specifically suited for Indian subcontinent conditions and already supplies lithium battery packs and chargers to some 2 and 3-Wheeler OEMs.
Mr. Gourineni graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a degree in Biochemistry.
Ms. Bhairavi Tushar Jani
Independent Director
Bhairavi Jani is a successful logistics and supply chain entrepreneur, a social development enthusiast, a notable author, a nature conservationist and a committed philanthropist.
Bhairavi is the Chairperson and Founder of IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation and Executive Director of SCA Group of Companies founded in 1896. SCA Group undertakes activities in supply chain and logistics sector. She is also a Director at Cargo Service Center India and Chairperson of Himalayan Essence.
Bhairavi has been listed as one of the 25 most Powerful Women in India by the India Today publication. She has been profiled as Stree Shakti (Woman Power) person by CNBC Awaaz and featured as a Young Turk by CNBC TV 18. She has been listed as one of the 10 women exemplars by the Hindustan Times and Business Today Magazine has featured her as the Supply Chain Maven.
Bhairavi was selected as the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader (YGL) in 2018 and serves on the WEF-1t.org India Stakeholder Council and on the YGL Advisory Group. She is a KBF Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network of the Aspen Institute.
In 2014 Bhairavi undertook a project, “Highway to Swades”, for which she drove 18,181 km across India to gather information on peoples’ choices and views of entrepreneurship, livelihood and development. She has eloquently captured her travels and her observations in her maiden book – “Highway to Swades – Rediscovering India’s Superpowers” published by HarperCollins.
Mr. Annush Ramasamy
Independent Director
Mr. Annush Ramasamy is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and additionally holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Strategy and Manufacturing Management) from RIT, Rochester, NY.
He is the President & Managing Director of Sri KumaraGuru Mill Limited (SKG). SKG is part of the KG Group, which has its core business in the textiles industry and has also Private Equity investments in Technology, Infrastructure and Real Estate Development.
The group carries out its social responsibilities largely through the various charitable trusts managed by the family members. He is the Managing Trustee of Katya Janani Charitable Trust, which works with improving the lives of underprivileged girl children. The group also runs 6 educational institutions (KG Educational Trust, TKML Trust, KGiSL Trust) and 2 healthcare institutions (K Govindaswamy Naidu Medical Trust) in its charitable trust.
He proactively leads the KG group by focusing on new product and new business development. He has a passion for new technology and advanced solutions.
His vision is built around empowering the proud employees of the SKG family, providing ample opportunities for the talented and well deserving, and creating a culture for becoming “An Employer of Choice”
He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization, Young Indians, TiE and The Chennai Angels. He has represented these organizations in various national and international forums. He was on the Global Board of the Entrepreneurs Organization where he was the head of GSEA sub- committee. He was also the National Chairman of CII’s Young Indians (Yi).