At the recently held 75th AGM, IEEMA announced the selection of Mr. Rohit Pathak, who serves as the CEO of Hindalco Industries as the President for 2022-23.
October 27, 2022
The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) has onboarded Mr. Rohit Pathak as its new President for the year 2022-23. Mr. Pathak, CEO of Birla Copper (Hindalco Industries Ltd.), has succeeded Mr. Vipul Ray, MD, Elmex Controls Pvt. Ltd. as the President of IEEMA.
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The official announcement of the transition was made at the 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association for the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry. The AGM was concurrently held with IEEMA’s annual convention on ‘Electricity to Energy: Vision 2047’ at Hotel Taj Lands End (Mumbai).
Besides, the association also announced the newly appointed office bearer Mr. Hamza Arsiwala, MD at STELMEC Ltd. and Mr. Sunil Singhvi, CEO – Energy SBU, Secure Meters, as Vice President for 2022-23.
Mr. Pathak is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Hindalco Industries, the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group (ABG) and one of the biggest players in the Indian copper industry. In 2011, he joined ABG as the Principal Executive Assistant to the Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla. Later in the year 2016, he was promoted to the President & CEO at Aditya Birla Insulators. Before joining the Group, Mr. Pathak worked at McKinsey & Co. as the Associate Principal.
Mr. Rohit Pathak, President of IEEMA, said, “Our focus for the year would be on four areas. Firstly, to help the Association and Members explore and pursue emerging growth areas (e-Mobility, Renewables, Exports to EU/US as they look for China+1 sources). Secondly, driving Public Policy efforts to address pain areas of the members and to shape IEEMA strategy for the new opportunities, positioning IEEMA as a thought leader. Thirdly, work with colleagues to strengthen membership engagement & regional connect, and drive key priorities such as ‘Women in Power’ and ‘Young@IEEMA’.”
“And lastly, work to drive capability building of the IEEMA Operations Team and strengthen the processes & systems, as the IoT steers the Association into the Green, Digital Era,” he added.
