Samir Yajnik

Chief Executive Officer at ElectraEV

Samir Yajnik began their work experience in 2007 at Tata Technologies, where they held multiple leadership positions including President of Global Services and COO of Asia Pacific. Samir later became President of Sales and COO of Asia Pacific, where they were responsible for building and scaling the business in the region. In 2015, they became President of Global Delivery and COO of Asia Pacific.

In 2018, Yajnik joined Electrodrive Powertrain Solutions, Electra EV as a Key Executive and Consultant. Later that year, they also became the Chief Executive Officer of ElectraEV.

Samir Yajnik's education history begins in 1980 when they enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Samir pursued a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering, which they successfully completed in 1985. During this time, their field of study focused on Mechanical Engineering.

In 1985, Yajnik continued their education at the University of Mississippi, where they pursued a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Samir studied at the university for two years, until 1987. Their field of study during this period was focused on "FEM & FD methods in Heat transfer."

In the year 2004, Yajnik briefly attended the London Business School, where they participated in an Executive Program in Corporate Finance. The duration of this program is not specified.

Overall, Yajnik's educational journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mississippi, and an Executive Program in Corporate Finance from the London Business School. Their studies primarily focused on the field of Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in FEM & FD methods in Heat transfer during their time at the University of Mississippi.

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Mumbai, India

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Electrodrive Powertrain Solutions Pvt. Ltd. or Electra EV is India's leading electric vehicles powertrain solutions company, focused on accelerating the future of electric mobility in India. The company offers relevant and affordable EV powertrain solutions, systems and services to support OEMs, orchestrators and tier-1 suppliers. Electra EV also works with global electric mobility providers to enable optimised EV powertrain solutions for Asian markets. In FY20, more than twenty-five per cent of the total electric four-wheelers on Indian roads had an Electra EV powertrain inside them. As a specialist company in the electric vehicle powertrain market, Electra EV is continuously innovating to bring new solutions to the forefront in its core areas of powertrain optimisation and energy utilisation. The company does this by designing, developing, and adapting electric powertrain technologies and utilising a systems approach to arrive at range and torque requirements in actual use case scenarios. Electra EV also indigenously manufactures EV Powertrains, supplies and services them all over India. Electra EV also leads the charge with industry partners and research consortia, working on various battery chemistries for range and life extension. The company has its headquarters in Pune, with manufacturing facilities in Coimbatore. In May 2021, Electra EV was awarded ISO 9001:2015 QMS certification by TÜV SÜD South Asia. The company's Coimbatore location has been certified for 'Design and Manufacture of Electric Powertrain for Automotive Drive Application', and the Pune location for 'Design, Development and Marketing of Electric Powertrains'. Electrodrive Powertrain Solutions is the 1st Independent Pure-Play EV Powertrain Company in India with organisation-wide ISO 9001:2015 certification.


Headquarters

Pune, India

Employees

51-200

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