Bengaluru 

Guruprasad Mudlapur has been appointed as the President of the Bosch Group in India and Managing Director of Bosch Limited, effective July 1, 2023. In his new role, Guruprasad will be responsible for the strategic growth and overall performance of the business in the region. At the same time, he will continue to be Chief Technology Officer for Bosch Limited. 

Guruprasad has more than 15 years of experience in the Bosch Group and has held various positions in engineering and business management. Most recently, he was Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Bosch Limited. Previously, he was Regional President and Managing Director of Bosch Automotive Electronics Private Limited.

Effective June 30, 2023, Soumitra Bhattacharya will be retiring from Bosch India, after 28 years of service in various capacities. He took over the role of President of the Bosch Group in India and Managing Director for Bosch Limited in 2017. Prior to that he was Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer for Bosch Limited.

From July 1, 2023, Sandeep Nelamangala, currently executive Director at Bosch Limited and Executive Vice President, Mobility Solutions at Bosch India, will be appointed Joint Managing Director of Bosch Limited.

Filiz Albrecht, Member of the Board of Management and Director of Industrial Relations of Robert Bosch GmbH, who is also responsible for the Bosch Group in India, said: “I want to thank Soumitra for his outstanding leadership and for enabling sustained growth, even in challenging economic times. I am delighted to welcome Guruprasad in his new role from July 2023, a very important time in the advancement of our company as we move into the next century of Bosch in India. Guruprasad is well versed in driving innovative technology initiatives that are expected to influence key business dynamics. With Sandeep assuming the role of Joint Managing Director of Bosch Limited, we look forward to their contributions to our continued success. I am confident that the new leadership will continue to make a positive impact for all our stakeholders.”

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end-to-end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies: Bosch Ltd (the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India), Bosch Chassis Systems India Pvt Ltd, Bosch Rexroth (India) Pvt Ltd, Bosch Global Software Technologies, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt Ltd, Bosch Electrical Drives India Pvt Ltd, BSH Home Appliances Pvt Ltd, ETAS Automotive India Pvt Ltd, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Pvt Ltd, Automobility Services and Solutions Pvt Ltd, Newtech Filter India Pvt Ltd and Mivin Engineering Technologies Pvt Ltd. In India, Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 16 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. The Bosch Group in India employs over 30,500 associates and generated consolidated sales of about Rs 26,827 crores (Euro 3.1 billion) in fiscal year 2021-22 of which Rs 24,406 crores (Euro 2.8 billion) are from consolidated sales to third parties. Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over Rs 11,782 crores (Euro 1.39 billion) in fiscal year 2021-22.