Ramesh Ponnuswami, Executive President – Operations & ELGi Business System, leads Operations and EBS across ELGi’s manufacturing plants in India. He is responsible for driving operational excellence, manufacturing efficiency, and operational alignment across the company’s manufacturing ecosystem.
In his previous roles at ELGi, Ramesh was responsible for the company’s business regions, OSEA and ISAAME, and also served as the Managing Director of ATS ELGI Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ELGi. He continues to serve as a Director of ATS ELGI Limited. He joined ELGi in November 2011.
Prior to joining ELGi, he was with EID Parry (India) Limited, a Murugappa Group company, as Vice President – Operations. During his tenure at Parry, he handled several leadership roles spanning sugar, power, and distillery plant operations, as well as sales and marketing. He also led the project team that engineered, built, and commissioned Asia’s largest port-based sugar refinery.
Before joining Parry, Ramesh Ponnuswami worked for five-and-a-half years at Sugar Research Limited in Australia as Business Development Manager, where he was responsible for selling technology and services to sugar companies worldwide.
Ramesh Ponnuswami holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from India and an MBA from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He was also part of the Murugappa Group Business Leadership Program.
