Schaeffler India, has named Sumithasri Eranti as the new chairperson for its board of directors. Eranti has more than 25 years of experience in business leadership, technology, consulting and the financial services industry. She has worked as an independent director of Schaeffler India since 2020.

She has served in various roles in technology companies including global service portfolio leadership, CXO collaboration, PL ownership, large account management, business consulting and product development. She has multi-cultural experience of living/working in 11 countries including Germany, India, USA, UK and The Netherlands. The new chairperson is to succeed Avinash Gandhi who has retired after leading the company for over 20 years.