Suzlon Energy Limited announced that Mr. Gurpratap S. Boparai has been appointed as CEO - Manufacturing, reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, with effect from 1 July 2024 and has been designated as one of the SMPs of the Company. Mr. Gurpratap has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical) with Honors from Punjab Engineering College and is a MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur majoring in Finance & Marketing. He brings in an experience of 32 years in manufacturing operations and a track record of achieving operational excellence.

He last employment was with Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, where he was leading the Automotive Businesses in Europe as CEO. In his previous stints, he has been associated with Skoda Volkswagen India, Fiat India, Iveco India, Tata Cummins and Tata Engineering and Locomotive. During his career, Mr. Gurpratap has executed market launches, company restructuring, handled major investments, improved productivity and quality indicators, managed green field projects and scaled up businesses to create cohesive teams capable of taking decisions independently.

He was also instrumental in obtaining unique and country first incentives from Maharashtra Government for Fiat and subsequently VW Group.