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Suzlon Group Appoints Ashok Ramachandran as President – India Business
Suzlon Group, India’s leading wind-first renewable energy solutions provider, announced the appointment of Ashok Ramachandran as the new President of its India Business and Senior Managerial Personnel.
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Effective June 4, 2026, Ashok will report directly to Ajay Kapur, Chief Executive Officer of Suzlon Group.
A Proven Track Record in Scale and Transformation
Ashok brings over two decades of global leadership experience across the energy, industrial products, and vertical mobility sectors, having managed operations in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
He is widely recognized for driving execution-led transformation at a substantial scale in complex, high-growth industries.
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Before joining Suzlon, Ashok served as the Chief Operating Officer and board member at JSW.
During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in accelerating JSW’s capacity expansion from nearly 5 GW to 30 GW in under three years.
Additionally, he spent a significant portion of his career with the Schindler Group. As CEO & President of Schindler India & South Asia, he scaled revenues threefold from INR 1,000 crore to INR 3,000 crore while managing manufacturing, operations, and R&D.
Navigating India’s Accelerated Wind Energy Boom
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The appointment coincides with a massive growth pathway for India’s wind sector, which achieved a record 6.5 GW of installations last year.
Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman of Suzlon Group, emphasized that the domestic market holds the potential to scale to 13–15 GW of annual installations in the coming years.
Girish stated that Ashok’s expertise in operational scaling will solidify Suzlon’s market dominance during this next phase.
CEO Ajay Kapur echoed these sentiments, expressing confidence that Ashok’s leadership will raise performance benchmarks for both the company and the wider clean energy sector.
About Suzlon Group
Headquartered at Suzlon One Earth in Pune, the vertically integrated Suzlon Group boasts 21.7 GW of installed wind energy capacity across 17 countries, supported by a workforce of over 8,500 employees.
Out of this total, over 15.7 GW of assets are located within India, cementing its position as the nation’s top renewable energy corporation.
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Sahiba Sharma
Contributing Writer