N V Balachander

Chief Sustainability Officer & President Brand & Corp Communication, Corp Affairs at Ashok Leyland Ltd

N V Balachander, is currently leading the Sustainability agenda for Ashok Leyland. He also leads Communication, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility. He is a seasoned HR professional with over 30 years of Corporate experience in leadership roles.

One of the most significant achievement is the of shaping the ‘Road to School’ program, a CSR initiative of Ashok Leyland in primary education in Govt Schools, currently influencing 80K children in under resourced communities in TN.

Bala is currently an Executive Member in the SR CII TN Committee on CSR and a Past Chairman of the SR CII HR and IR Committee and Past Chairman of the SIAM HR Council and ASDC

As an alumnus of Loyola Institute, Bala is a proud recipient of the ‘Most Distinguished Alumni Award’ in the year 2018 at the Loyola Global Alumni Meet.

He is deeply interested in culture studies, community development and inclusive art engagement. An experienced facilitator, trainer and a coach, Bala is also a keen traveller and a reader.


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Ashok Leyland Ltd

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Ashok Leyland Limited is a holding company. The Company is engaged in Commercial vehicles and related components. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in manufacturing and trading in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle, Light Commercial Vehicles, Passenger vehicles, automotive aggregates, vehicle financing and engineering design services. It offers a range of 18 to 80-seater buses under categories, such as city application and electric buses. It offers a range of trucks, which include long haul trucks, mining and construction trucks, and distribution trucks. It designs, develops and manufactures defense vehicles for armed forces. It offers Light Vehicles, which include DOST, PARTNER, STiLE and MiTR. It offers power solutions for electric power generation, agricultural harvester combines, earth moving and construction equipment, and marine and other non-automotive applications. It has operations in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mauritius, the Middle East and Africa.


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Chennai, India

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10,000+

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