Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), the apex association representing the Indian electrical and allied electronic manufacturing industry, announced the appointment of Sunil Singhvi, CEO (Energy), Secure Meters, as its new President for the year 2024-25.
Singhvi succeeded Hamza Arsiwala, CMD of Stelmec Ltd, at the association’s 77th AGM and Annual Convention 2024 held in Mumbai on September 20, 2024.
Vikram Gandotra, Head of Utility Sales & Strategy, Siemens Ltd, took over as the President-Elect while Siddharth Bhutoria, Wholetime Director, RTS Power Corporation Ltd was elected as Vice-President, IEEMA.
Expanding global presence
Singhvi, the incoming President, shared his vision, “I am both honoured and excited to take on the role of President. This year, our focus will be on expanding IEEMA’s strategic leadership, enhancing our global presence, focusing on QSR (quality, safety and reliability) and driving innovations in the electrical sector. We aim to foster growth in new areas such as green hydrogen, energy storage, and e-mobility, and position IEEMA as a leader in transitioning to new energies.”
Advancing IEEMA’s vision
Outgoing IEEMA President Hamza Arsiwala, CMD, Stelmec Ltd, has been instrumental in guiding the association through significant advancements in the sector. As he passed the baton, Arsiwala expressed his gratitude, stating, “Leading IEEMA has been an honour. I am confident that the new team will continue to advance our vision of a globally competitive and sustainable electrical industry.”
New opportunities
Vikram Gandotra, the new President-Elect and Chairman, ELECRAMA 2025, emphasized the association’s commitment to ELECRAMA 2025, policy advocacy and industry development. “Our focus for this year will be to make ELECRAMA 2025 grow, enhance policy frameworks, improve business conditions, and support innovation. We will also strengthen our engagement with industry to prepare for new opportunities emerging from the energy transition and digitalisation,” he said.
Young@IEEMA
Newly elected as Vice President of IEEMA, Siddharth Bhutoria has been spearheading special initiatives of Young@IEEMA and earlier headed the Eastern region for IEEMA. He is also the Vice-Chairman for ELECRAMA 2025. While being elected, he expressed that “Today IEEMA presents a huge opportunity for our sector. It feels great to be elected. Our goal is to work closely with the industry and the government to grow the sector in a sustainable and efficient way.”
IEEMA Annual Convention
The Annual Convention highlighted the emerging themes for the industry and IEEMA’s strategic direction for the coming year. Speaking at the plenary of the annual convention Vimal Kejriwal, Managing Director, KEC International Ltd, highlighted the opportunities that await the sector. “If we want to meet the demand, we must all gear up and be ready for the huge industry changes. We are clearly seeing a major change in how we maintain quality. The question is: How do we gear up to fast-track projects – through automation, mechanisation, etc.”
Ashish Bhandari, Managing Director & CEO, Thermax Ltd, said “Demand is growing in every sector. By when India hits 100 years of Independence, we will need 3x more power. Demand will be across industries – power, steel, cement, etc. We have the next few years to help built the infrastructure we need. Electricity will be the next big driver. India is in at a relatively good spot, but the electricity we will require will be huge, so also the amount of infrastructure development required.”
Vineet Mittal, Chairman, Avaada Group, spoke about the potential of renewable in driving the next wave of growth, he said “Money and investment is not more a constraint to scale up business. We are in good times and there is no place for scepticism. We have significant investment plans both on investments and manufacturing. We have 23 GW of contracts in renewable energy as of now and we have aggressive plans going forward.”
Amar Kaul, MD & CEO, CG Power shared insights and built an engaging session on how to bring in effective change management for successful enterprise. The convention concluded with a motivating talk from Chetan Bhagat, Author and Columnist, expounding on his “11 Rules for Life”.
Featured photograph shows Ms Charu Mathur, Director-General, IEEMA with the new IEEMA presidium for 2024-25 – Sunil Singhvi, President (extreme right), Vikram Gandotra, President – Elect (extreme left) and Siddharth Bhutoria, Vice President (second from left)
