Hitachi Energy India Limited announced that Ms. Neha Ahluwalia is appointed as Head of Human Resources function of the Company with effect from October 18, 2023 and Ajithkumar Kesavan is appointed as Head of Grid Automation business of the Company with effect from October 04, 2023. Neha joins Hitachi Energy from ABB where she has been with the organization for over 15 years with responsibilities ranging from HR Business Partner to Global HR leadership roles, with large scale global transformation projects and also setting up Global Business services for ABB in Asia, Middle East Africa. She has over 17 years of extensive experience and her expertise spans across HR functions, including talent development, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion, and strategic workforce planning.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from College of Science, Udaipur and a Master's in HR from ICFAI University, Hyderabad. Ajithkumar joins Hitachi Energy from Lucy Electric, Mumbai where he was Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors for India. He has over 21 years of experience spearheading entire Strategic Business Functions, Establishing manufacturing facilities, and production operations planning.

He brings expertise in Sales and Marketing, Business Development and Profit/Loss Management and also holds Bachelor of Engineering: Electrical and Electronics.