Sanjay Saraswat Retires As Head Of Portfolio Management Office At Ashok Leyland

Sanjay Saraswat, Head of Portfolio Management Office and Senior Management Personnel (SMP) at Ashok Leyland Limited, will be superannuating, with effect from January 31, 2025.

Rajesh Mani, who has been the Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications in the company since 2016, will be succeeding Saraswat as SMP effective February 01, 2025.

Saraswat has experience in manufacturing & marketing, and he is known for his strategic thinking, operations management skills, and focus on profitable growth, demonstrated in the bus business. Saraswat holds a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi. Before joining Ashok Leyland, he worked at Bajaj Auto Ltd, Pune, where he began as a graduate trainee engineer in 1988.

Mani began his marketing career with Coca-Cola, where he worked for nine years and gained experience in brand management, handling brands such as Thums Up and Limca. After completing his MBA from TAPMI in 1995, Mani joined TTK Prestige, where he spent three years managing the durables category, particularly pressure cookers. He then worked for seven years at TI Cycles, focusing on promoting cycling as a lifestyle choice to drive sales.