Vijayanand S has done his post-graduation in Chemical Engineering. His journey in Amara Raja started in November 1992 as Assistant Manager. He has also undergone a General Management and Leadership Development Programme at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He handled Marketing, Research and Engineering and various other roles during his tenure. He is the Merit Award winner for his contribution to the “yellow hat / kantori start-up team” by JCI in May 2005. He previously headed the Industrial Batteries SBU of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited and was also the CEO of Amara Raja Power Systems Business. He’s now the President of New Energy Business, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility.