Saran Samiappan

Vice President (strategy & Partnerships) at DriveX

Saran Samiappan started their career in 2011 as a Marketing Executive for MAN Force Trucks at NM & Co. Saran then went on to work as the Founder of Busy Wipes in 2012 and as a Senior Correspondent at PITSTOP Automag from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, they became the Manager of Sales at Honda Two Wheelers (Dealership) and also joined the Confederation of Indian Industry as an Executive Member of Young Indians. In 2017, Saran joined DriveX as a Lead in Content and later transitioned to the role of Lead in Operations. In 2019, they became the Manager of Business Strategy at DriveX and eventually took on the additional responsibility of Head of Procurement. Currently, Saran is the Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships at DriveX.

Saran Samiappan holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Physics from Shri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, which they completed from 2006 to 2009. Following that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Marketing at Happy Valley Business School from 2009 to 2011.

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Timeline

  • Vice President (strategy & Partnerships)

    February, 2020 - present

  • Head - Procurement (additional Charge)

    March, 2023

  • Manager - Business Strategy

    June, 2019

  • Lead - Operations

    October, 2018

  • Lead - Content

    October, 2017