Vipin Sondhi appointed as MD & CEO of Ashok Leyland

Vipin Sondhi has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland with immediate effect. He has also been inducted into the Board of Directors of the company.

Vipin Sondhi joined the Hinduja Group - the parent company of Ashok Leyland, in November 2019. He is an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad and Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Delhi.

Before that, he was the MD & CEO of JCB for India, South East Asia & Pacific regions. Sondhi headed JCB for about 14 years. He was also the member of their Global Executive Leadership Team.

Sondhi was with Tecumseh India for more than 12 years. During this stint, he held the post of MD for 6 years. Sondhi has also worked with Tata Steel and Shriram Honda.