
Il Dott. Jairam Varadaraj è l'Amministratore delegato di Elgi Equipments Ltd. e membro del CdA di Elgi Ultra Industries Ltd., Elgi Rubber Co., Magna Electro Castings, Precot Meridian Ltd. e Thermax Ltd. Il Dott. Varadaraj è un imprenditore di terza generazione della stimata famiglia di affari di LRG Naidu. Per quasi 30 anni, il Dott. Varadaraj ha guidato e portato avanti gli interessi aziendali dell'organizzazione nel settore tessile, dei polimeri, dei dispositivi meccanici e dell'elettronica di consumo. Come precedente esperienza professionale, per circa quattro anni, si è visto impegnato nell'insegnamento e la ricerca negli Stati Uniti.
Il Dott. Varadaraj è ex-presidente del Comitato dello stato del Tamil Nadu della Confederazione dell'Industria Indiana (CII), nonché ex membro del Consiglio della Regione meridionale della CII. Ha conseguito un master in gestione aziendale presso la George Washington University, negli Stati Uniti, e un dottorato in economia internazionale presso l'Università del Michigan, negli Stati Uniti. Vanta il possesso di quattro brevetti nell'ambito di compressori, cinghie di trasmissione, elettronica di consumo e produzione alimentare.

Anvar is part of the ELGi promoter group and has been in various roles and regions in ELGi over the past ten years.
In 2008 after earning his BA degree from the University of Michigan, Anvar started his career at Target Corporation in the USA in the internal audit department working on process and finance assurance. Anvar gained exposure to the importance of financial and process compliance across various functions within Target. Anvar moved to Target’s pharmacy business to help operationally enable the implementation of their pharmacy dispensing software system.
In 2011, Anvar pursued his MBA in marketing at Cornell University. Post MBA in 2013, Anvar worked on the Snickers brand at Mars Chocolate North America. Anvar learned the importance of building a customer centric brand and innovating to gain new customers.
In 2015, Anvar joined ELGi to lead the marketing function based in Coimbatore. Anvar applied his marketing knowledge to build digital and social platforms to build ELGi’s brand through story telling. He built the marketing organization with talent and process to help support ELGi’s global aspirations. During this tenure in India, he worked on aftermarket and sales projects to help drive ELGi’s consideration and market share.
In 2018, Anvar moved to ELGi North America in Charlotte to build the marketing organization and support ELGi’s North American business objectives. Anvar setup the foundations for ELGi North America’s marketing organization and worked with leadership on various organic and inorganic initiatives. In 2020, Anvar transitioned to the ELGi Board in an executive position continuing to work with North American and global leadership on transformative initiatives.
In 2022, Anvar transitioned into the North American business leadership role as President. In 2023, Anvar returned to India as Chief Operating Officer – COO, to focus on key growth initiatives to drive ELGi’s global long-term goals.

Ramesh Ponnuswami, Executive Director is responsible for the Elgi Business System across all functions globally. In addition, he leads the ELGi Purpose program as well as the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In his previous roles, Ramesh was responsible for ELGi’s business regions, OSEA and ISAAME, and was also 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 ATS ELGI, he was with the EID Parry (India) Limited, a Murugappa Group company, as Vice President – Operations. He was with Parry for ten years, handling several roles involving sugar, power and distillery plant operations, 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, responsible for selling technology and services to sugar companies worldwide.
Ramesh Ponnuswami holds a mechanical engineering degree from India and an MBA from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He was part of the Murugappa Group Business Leadership Program.

Nils Blanchard è Vice President – Europe di ELGi, dove è responsabile di guidare la strategia commerciale e la crescita del business dell'azienda in tutta la regione europea. Con più di 20 anni di esperienza nel settore dell'aria compressa, ha ricoperto una varietà di posizioni di leadership commerciale che spaziano dal supporto alle vendite, alla gestione delle vendite dirette e di distribuzione e alla leadership aziendale regionale. Nel corso della sua carriera, ha sviluppato una vasta esperienza nello sviluppo di canali, soluzioni per i clienti, gestione delle vendite e applicazioni di aria compressa.
Prima di entrare in ELGi, Nils Blanchard ha trascorso quasi due decenni con un produttore di aria compressa leader a livello mondiale, dove ha ricoperto una serie di ruoli commerciali sempre più importanti, guidando sia le attività di vendita diretta che quelle di distribuzione. Da quando è entrato in ELGi, ha svolto un ruolo chiave nel rafforzare la presenza dell'azienda in Europa, costruendo team ad alte prestazioni, espandendo le partnership di canale e aiutando i clienti a migliorare la produttività attraverso soluzioni ad aria compressa ad alta efficienza energetica.
Nils Blanchard ha conseguito un MBA presso la IAE Graduate School of Management e una laurea in ingegneria meccanica e aeronautica presso Supméca.

Brian Pahl is responsible for ELGi North America business. Brian is a transformational leader with a proven track record of leading strategic planning, restricting operations, and executing inorganic and organic growth initiatives. He joined ELGi from Pfeiffer Vacuum where he served as the President of North America. Prior to Pfeiffer, Brian spent time in various strategic, commercial, and operational leadership roles at Denios and Mann & Hummel. Brian has an MBA from the University of Findlay in Ohio.

Bhavesh Karia is responsible for the ELGi business in India, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. With a robust career spanning 27 years, Bhavesh brings extensive expertise, particularly in the Oil and Gas, Pipeline Infra, Power, and Infrastructure sectors. He has previously worked for Man Industries, Welspun Corp, Larsen & Toubro, and Aswan International Engineering. Bhavesh is a production engineer and has done his Management Education Program (MEP) at IIM Ahmedabad.

Indranil is responsible for financial operations at ELGi. As a commerce graduate and a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA), he has a wealth of experience across various sectors. He has progressively held finance leadership roles at EY, KPMG, and PWC, in addition to a significant role at the US-based IT multinational, Symphony Teleca Corporation. Before his tenure at ELGi, Indranil was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Biocon Ltd.

Il Dott. Venu Madhav è responsabile dello sviluppo di nuovi prodotti, dello sviluppo tecnologico e dell'innovazione per soddisfare i requisiti del mercato globale. Ha quasi 24 anni di esperienza in ambito industriale ed è in ELGi dal 1998, fatta eccezione per un breve lasso temporale trascorso presso un organismo di ricerca in seguito al conseguimento del master. Il Dott. Dr. Venu ha rivestito un ruolo fondamentale nella progettazione degli airend e si deve eccezionalmente a lui la responsabilità di aver portato il "know why", o sapere perché, della progettazione del rotore all'interno della società. Venu Madhav ha conseguito un dottorato in ingegneria meccanica con specializzazione in compressori presso la City University di Londra. Al suo attivo vanta numerose pubblicazioni tecniche e 2 brevetti sulla tecnologia dei compressori. Inoltre, ama giocare a badminton con i suoi figli e dedicarsi alla lettura nel tempo libero.

Dr Premendra is responsible for Corporate Strategy at ELGi and its subsidiaries, including ATS ELGI, and also leads Product Management Organization and Digital functions at ELGi. He joined ELGi in March 2023. Before joining ELGi, he worked with JK Paper Ltd. as Vice President - Strategy. Prior to that, he has worked with Roland Berger and Toyota Motor Europe.
Premendra has a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Metallurgical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) and doctoral degree in Materials Science, with specialization in corrosion and electrochemistry, from Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). He has completed one-year full-time MBA (PGPX) from Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad). He has authored several research publications and a patent.

Nitesh Jain holds the position of Chief Human Resource Officer at ELGi. Prior to joining ELGi, he served as the Senior Vice President - Human Resources at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. Throughout his career, Nitesh has held various roles of increasing responsibility at esteemed organizations such as Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Arvind Mills, and Crompton Greaves. His extensive experience includes managing and collaborating with global teams, with expertise in Talent Strategy, Organizational Design, Change Management, Learning & Development, Rewards & Recognition, and Performance Management.
Nitesh holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Application from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India. Additionally, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with a specialization in Human Resources from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India.
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