JSW Energy Limited announced that Mr. Ashok Ramachandran, Chief Operating Officer, was appointed as an Additional Director and as a Whole-time Director (designated as `Whole-time Director & COO') of the Company for a term of 5 years with effect from 23 January, 2024 till 22 January, 2029. Previously, Mr. Ashok Ramachandran had been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company with effect from 20 October, 2023. Mr. Ramachandran, 43 years, is a Master of Engineering (Industrial Engineering) from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia and a Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation & Control Engineering) from the University of Madras, S.R.M Engineering College, Chennai.

He has an overall experience of 18 years in various senior /top management positions with Schindler not only in India but overseas. He has been the President & CEO at Schindler India from July 2018 onwards. From 2016 to 2018, he was the Managing Director, Antah Schindler Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and from 2012 to 2016, he was the Managing Director, Jardine Schindler Vietnam, Vietnam.