Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, December 2025 — India Nippon Electricals Limited (INEL) has announced the appointment of Ratheesh Raveendran as Head of Quality Management, marking a significant addition to its leadership team. In this strategic role, Ratheesh will lead enterprise-wide quality, business excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives, with a strong focus on IATF 16949 systems, operational excellence, and embedding world-class quality practices across the company’s automotive and EV product lines.
In his new position, Ratheesh is responsible for aligning INEL’s quality strategy with business performance, sustainability objectives, and evolving customer expectations. His appointment reflects INEL’s commitment to strengthening its leadership in the automotive components and electrical systems domain through best-in-class quality governance and process excellence.
With nearly two decades of experience in quality leadership, Ratheesh has built a distinguished career spanning leading automotive and manufacturing organizations such as MAHLE, Sundram Fasteners, Sona Comstar, and Rane Brake Lining Limited. A Six Sigma Black Belt and practitioner of TQM, Deming principles, VDA 6.3, ISO 9001, EMS, and OHS systems, he has consistently driven quality transformation, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction across complex manufacturing ecosystems.
Ratheesh’s deep expertise in end-to-end quality management, supplier development, and continuous improvement frameworks makes him well-positioned to lead INEL’s quality function during a period of rapid innovation and transition within the automotive and EV sectors.
About India Nippon Electricals Limited (INEL)
India Nippon Electricals Limited (INEL) was incorporated in 1984 and became a joint venture in 1986 between Lucas Indian Service Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucas-TVS Limited, and MAHLE Electric Drives Japan Corporation. The company is a key player in the automotive electrical components industry, manufacturing critical systems such as ignition and charging systems for two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and general-purpose engines. With a focus on innovation, quality, and customer-centricity, INEL continues to power India’s mobility ecosystem through technologically advanced and reliable solutions.
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