Orient Electric

Orient Electric
Company typePublic
ISININE142Z01019
IndustryElectrical equipment | Home Appliances | FMEG
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
FounderC. K. Birla
Headquarters,
India
Area served
Worldwide[2]
Key people
Ravindra Singh Negi Managing Director & CEO
Products[3]
Number of employees
1000


Orient Electric Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment manufacturer, based in New Delhi and part of USD 3 billion diversified CK Birla Group. It makes fans, lighting, home appliances and switchgears. Orient Electric has manufacturing facilities in Kolkata, Faridabad, Hyderabad and Noida. It exports fans from India to over 30 international markets.[4]

Orient Electric was a division of Orient Paper & Industries, until its demerger in 2018.[5]

History

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On 14 July 2023, Orient Electric announced the resignation of Managing Director and CEO Rajan Gupta. On 15 July 2023, Desh Deepak Khetrapal was appointed as the new Managing Director.[6]

On 31 May 2024, Orient Electric appointed Ravindra Singh Negi as its Managing Director and CEO, succeeding Deepak Khetrapal.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Corporate Office". orientelectric.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Orient Electricals is Orient Electric now; name change aimed at new business consolidation plan". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "About Orient Electric". orientelectric.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Orient Electric Ltd - Compliance Certificate In Terms Of Regulation 40 (9 & 10) Of The SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 As On September 30, 2018". @businessline. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Orient Electric hits upper circuit". 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Orient Electric MD & CEO Rajan Gupta Resigns, Desh Deepak Khetrapal Named New MD". BW BusinessWorld. pp. 1–2.
  7. ^ "People Matters - Interstitial Site — People Matters". www.peoplematters.in. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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