Suzlon board appoints J P Chalasani as the new CEO after Ashwani Kumar's exit

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 08 2023

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After the resignation of Ashwani Kumar as the CEO of the clean energy solution provider Suzlon Energy, JP Chalasani became the new chief of the company.
The board approved the appointment of JP Chalasani as the CEO with immediate effect.
J P Chalasani was at key managerial positions of the company for a very long time.
He had been the Group CEO of Suzlon Energy for the period from April 2016 to to July 2020.
In 40 years of carreer, Chalasani has worked in companies like Lloyd, Reliance, NTPC, etc. He has a vast experience in the public and private sector across the entire gamut of the power sector.
In 2003, along with Anil Ambani, he was appointed to the Board of Reliance Infrastructure as Director Business Development.
Before joining Suzlon energy, Chalasani was the Group CEO and MD of Punj Lloyd since January 2014, where he used to handle energy, infrastructure and defence business worth ₹$1.8 billion for the group at global level.