Ather Bikes

With decades of experience in the industry, Dr. Venkatesh Padmanabhan and Thiruppathy Srinivasan will help bring the Ather brand out into the market

Smart electric two-wheeler start-up, Ather Energy has announced the new appointment of Dr. Venkatesh Padmanabhan as the chief operating officer, and Thiruppathy Srinivasan (Thiru) as the vice president of Vehicle Development. Also read:Make in India: Ather Energy unveils the S340 smart e-scooter With Dr Padmanabhan and Srinivasan at the helm of things, the brand is set to exploit their expertise and they will be indispensable in breaking the stereotype normally associated with electric vehicles, and making them more accessible. They will also help the brand to bring upon the awareness and the advantages of electric vehicles, thereby increasing the demand. Dr Padmanabhan, fondly known as Venki, he will head supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and service delivery at Ather. He worked with General Motors for 15 years and in 2004, he joined Daimler Chrysler's (DCX) Chrysler Division to support the integration of lean manufacturing in its diverse operations and later worked at Mercedes’ car division. He was brought to India in 2007 as managing director of Chrysler's first South East Asia global sourcing centre in Chennai. In 2008, he joined Royal... read more »