P.B. Balaji named JLR CEO

The Board of Administrators of Jaguar Land Rober (JLR ), in its assembly on Monday (August 4, 2025), accredited the appointment of P.B. Balaji to succeed Adrian Mardell, because the CEO of JLR, when he retires upon completion of his contract.

Mr. Balaji will probably be becoming a member of on this function from November-2025. Mr. Mardell will proceed to assist with the transition and help till the tip of his contract, Tata Motors the proprietor of JLR stated in a submitting with inventory exchanges.

N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman – Jaguar Land Rover PLC, Tata Motors and Tata Sons stated, “I’m delighted to nominate Balaji because the incoming CEO of the corporate. The seek for an acceptable candidate to guide JLR has been undertaken by the Board for the previous few months and after cautious consideration it was determined to nominate Balaji.”

“He has been related to the corporate for the previous a few years and is aware of the corporate, its technique and has been working with the JLR management crew. This transfer will make sure that we proceed to speed up our journey to Reimagine JLR,” he stated.

Mr. Balaji stated, “It’s my privilege to guide this unimaginable firm. Over the previous eight years, I’ve grown to know and love this firm and its redoubtable international manufacturers. I look ahead to working with the crew to take it to even larger heights. I thank Adrian for his immense contributions and want him properly for his subsequent innings.”

Mr. Balaji has been serving because the Group Chief Monetary Officer of the Tata Motors Group since November 2017 and is a well-regarded international chief with 32 years of expertise within the Automotive and Client Items industries throughout finance and provide chain features.

He has efficiently led massive, various, international groups in multi-cultural environments out of Mumbai, London, Singapore and Switzerland, and has been intently related to the profitable transformation on the Tata Motors Group.

He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from lIT-Madras and a Publish Graduate Diploma in Administration from IIM-Kolkata.