Suzlon Group appoints J P Chalasani as Group CEO

Suzlon Group announced today that it has appointed J P Chalasani as its Group CEO.
"I am delighted that J P Chalasani is joining the Suzlon family as Group CEO. He has deep and rich experience highly relevant to us and the power sector. He is a mechanical engineer who is widely acclaimed for his project management and people leadership skills," Suzlon Group Chairman Tulsi Tanti said in the statement issued today.
Chalasani started his career with public sector enterprise - NTPC and grew up the ranks over the years.
Later, he is known to have transformed Reliance Power to become the largest market cap entity in the private sector, also helping in transition of BSES from a power distribution company to a leading infrastructure business company.

On his appointment, Chalasani said, "I have always watched Suzlon closely. I believe the business fundamentals to be strong and that the company, at its core, is a compelling and credible business operation."
Suzlon is well positioned to tap the current growth of RE sector and I see lot of opportunities for the company in India and globally, he added.