Venkatesan Pitchai

Venkatesan Pitchai currently serves as DGM - Strategic Sourcing at Ather Energy, leading the Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management Team for Charging Infrastructure and Electrical Peripheral Parts since July 2021. Prior to this role, Venkatesan held the position of Head Sales & Marketing (South) at Aptiv, focusing on OEM accounts and business development for Wiring Harness from January 2019 to July 2021. Venkatesan's extensive experience in strategic sourcing includes serving as a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, where responsibilities encompassed project purchasing for electrical and electronics parts, as well as previous roles at Visteon Corporation and John Deere. Education includes a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from SRM University and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Valivalam Desikar Polytechnic.