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Royal Enfield: Eicher's unconventional CEO Lal is driving firm in top gear

Siddhartha Lal, who is now eyeing a global presence for Royal Enfiel, is BS CEO of the Year 2016

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Siddhartha Lal

Ajay Modi
Not every promoter chief is a strong brand ambassador for the company. But 43-year-old Siddhartha Lal is an unconventional CEO and synonymous with the product that has made the company what it is. “Siddhartha is Eicher’s biggest asset,” says R L Ravichandran, former CEO of Royal Enfield. 
 
Lal, the managing director and chief executive officer of Eicher Motors, was in his mid-twenties when he jumped into the family business to look after Royal Enfield, a loss-making unit. That was in 2000, when the Eicher board was about to decide on shutting down or selling the motorcycle business. He believed