The Management

Dr. Ramachandra N Galla is the Founder Chairman of Amara Raja Group of Companies and has built this group from grassroots levels over the last 30 years. He is an electrical engineer by profession and has acquired a Masters degree in System Sciences at Michigan State University USA in 1968. He has worked briefly for US Steel Corporation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA and later joined Sargent & Lundy in 1971. He had worked in various capacities until 1985 before he turned into a full-time entrepreneur and founded Amara Raja Group of companies.

Born in a modest farmer family in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Galla has experimented in a brave approach of establishing advanced manufacturing facilities in rural villages, thus creating non- migratory job opportunities for local youth while improving the rural infrastructure.

He has promoted and established many business ventures spanning across automotive components, industrial batteries, power electronics, engineering precision products, food and infrastructure. The group has established state-of-the-art manufacturing infrastructure in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and has employed more than 14,000 people directly, with many more indirect employment opportunities being created in rural society. Amararaja Energy & Mobility Limited is the flagship company of the group with a turnover of Rs. 7237.04 Crores(2020-2021)

Dr. Galla's mission statement has always been to transform our increasing spheres of influence and to improve the quality of life by building institutions that provide better access to better opportunities to more people... all the time. True to his mission statement and his interest in the social uplift of people, Dr. Galla has initiated various CSR activities in the area of education, water conservation and irrigation schemes, social forestry etc.

He has been conferred Honorary Doctorate by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati in 2007 and later by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad in 2008 and has also received many awards for his entrepreneurial efforts and contribution to the social cause.

Mr. Jayadev Galla is the Co Founder & Chairman of Amararaja Energy & Mobility Limited. Under his guidance and leadership, the Company has achieved many milestones, viz., including the crossing of Rs.6800 Crores turnover; expanding footprint in overseas markets, especially in the Indian Ocean Rim, etc. He has been very active and providing valuable suggestions to the Company's strategy and growth plans.

Mr. Jayadev Galla later assumed charge as the Vice Chairman of the Amara Raja Group of Companies from August 1, 2013.

Prior to joining the Company, he served as International Sales Executive, GNB Battery Technologies, Inc., USA (now part of Exide Technologies, Inc., USA)

Mr. Jayadev Galla is currently a Member of Parliament, a Member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), National Council, Young Indian National Governing Council & Core Group, Young Presidents Organisation, Hyderabad Chapter and also an External Member, Board of Management Studies (PG) in Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He was also the past Chairman of CII, Andhra Pradesh State Council.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA.