The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), the apex association of the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry, announced Rohit Pathak’s appointment as its new President for the year 2022-23. Pathak, CEO of Birla Copper (Hindalco Industries Limited), took over the reins from Vipul Ray at the association’s 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM). In addition to this, the association also announced the appointment of office bearer Hamza Arsiwala, Managing Director at STELMEC Ltd. and Mr Sunil Singhvi, CEO Energy SBU, Secure Meters, as Vice President for the year 2022-23.
Pathak currently serves as CEO of Birla Copper, the leading Copper player in India. Rohit joined ABG in 2011 as the Principal EA to the Group Chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla, and then went on to head Aditya Birla Insulators as its CEO. Prior to joining ABG, Rohit was with McKinsey & Company for a decade, where he co-led the Automotive, Basic Materials and Procurement practices of the firm.
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.”
The 75th AGM and IEEMA’s annual convention themed as ‘Electricity to Energy: Vision 2047’, was held at Hotel Taj Lands End in Mumbai.