Narayan Choudhary Joins Amara Raja as Chief Operations Officer

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M), a comprehensive solutions provider in the Energy & Mobility space, announced the appointment of Narayan Choudhary as Chief Operations Officer.

In this role, Narayan will lead the company’s manufacturing and operational strategies, driving excellence, efficiency, and future‑focused transformation across all business verticals. He will also be a part of the group’s executive committee. 

He succeeds C. Narasimhulu Naidu, who retires after over 30 years of distinguished service and leadership within the operations function at ARE&M.

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With close to three decades of experience, Narayan has built a strong track record in large‑scale transformation programs across the automotive and industrial sectors. His expertise spans greenfield project development, new technology introduction, supply chain systems, quality frameworks, and people management. Prior to joining ARE&M, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Business Head at Taco Punch Powertrain.

Commenting on the appointment, Harshavardhana Gourineni, Executive Director, ARE&M, said, “We are delighted to welcome Narayan at a crucial juncture in our manufacturing evolution. His strong command over Industry 4.0 practices will significantly advance our operational excellence agenda. His experience will add tremendous value to our ‘Factories of the Future’ initiative, which aims to build highly automated, digitally enabled, and globally benchmarked manufacturing systems that strengthen our leadership.”

“It is an honour to join an organisation that has consistently led with manufacturing and operational excellence. I look forward to building on ARE&M’s legacy and contributing to elevating the company’s global footprint,” shared Narayan Choudhary, COO, ARE&M.