Cummins India appoints Shveta Arya as Managing Director

Cummins India Limited, one of the leading power solutions technology providers, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Shveta Arya as an Additional Director and the Managing Director (Designate) effective August 8, 2024.  Shveta Arya will take up the full-time role as the Managing Director of Cummins India Limited – effective September 1, 2024, subject to approval from shareholders through a postal ballot.

Shveta leads the Power System Business for Cummins India Limited – a portfolio she will continue to hold even after her appointment as the MD.

Welcoming the new leader, Ashwath Ram, Managing Director, Cummins India, said, “As the Business Leader for Distribution and Power Systems, she has played an integral role in the company’s growth journey. Her strategic mindset, customer centricity, and commitment to our core values make her the perfect fit to steer the Company to greater heights.”

Expressing her views on the appointment, Shveta said, “It is both an honor and a privilege for me to lead an organization like Cummins India Limited, which has an illustrious legacy of powering India’s growth for over 60 years. Under Ashwath’s leadership, the organization has grown tremendously over the last five years. I am deeply committed to steering the company into its next phase of growth and delivering our brand promise of innovation and dependability.”

Prior to joining Cummins in 2016 as the Head of Strategy, she has been associated with organizations such as Thomas Cook, Kearney and Infosys.