Mr. Vipin Sondhi

Vipin Sondhi is the former Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Ashok Leyland, JCB India and Tecumseh India, prior to which he has worked with Tata Steel and Shriram Honda. Of the 37 years of experience in the Manufacturing and Engineering sector, 21 years has been as an MD & CEO.

Vipin Sondhi is currently the Chairperson of the National Board for Quality Promotion, Quality Council of India, Chairperson, CII Council for Green Mobility and serves as an Independent Director and Advisor for ‘For Profit’ and as a Trustee for ‘Not for Profit’ organisations.

He is a member of the Technology Advisory Group appointed by the Principal Scientific Officer, Govt. of India and a member of the Governing Board of I-Hub for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Innovation Foundation (ARTPARK) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Vipin Sondhi is an alumnus of The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, The Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and did his schooling at The Lawrence School, Sanawar, of which he is on the Board of Governors.

He has been the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal; Member of the Governing Council of the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi; and the Chairperson of CII’s National Forum for Industry – Academia Partnership for R&D and Innovation.