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Royal Enfield CEO Vinod K.  Dasari resigns

the CEO of bike maker Royal Enfield Vinod K.  Dasari has resigned from the top position in the company.

Dasari also resigned from his role as director in parent company Eicher Motors. 

Eicher Motors took over as Executive Director of Royal Enfield under the Companies Act, 2013 with effect from 18 August 2013 on B.  Govindarajan's appointment has been approved.

Dasari had been appointed as the CEO of Royal Enfield in April 2019. Before joining Royal Enfield, Dasari was the CEO and managing director of Ashok Leyland, a position he held since 2011. He had joined Ashok Leyland as the CEO in 2005.

Eicher Motors has explained that Dahari has decided to resign in order to dedicate his time to his passion. "He recently set up and inaugurated a not-for-profit hospital in Chennai, and intends to commit his time towards the cause of building affordable and accessible healthcare facilities," noted Eicher Motors.

Dasani stated that the last two years at Royal Enfield have been a "memorable ride" for him. "From navigating through an unprecedented pandemic, to launching several digital oriented solutions; from growing non-motorcycle revenues, to expanding substantially outside India, we've had an amazing journey as an organization, and I am happy to have been a part of this," he added.

He has also been instrumental in the revamp of the entire supply chain, implementing effective cost management strategies and creating a backend organisation that is very agile and ready for the next stage of growth for Royal Enfield.

Under his leadership, Royal Enfield established two Technology centres in the UK and India and has led the team for the successful delivery of the 650cc Twin cylinder and the recent 350cc Single cylinder platform. The products - Interceptor 650, Continental GT 650 and Meteor 350 based on these platforms have won recognition across the globe.

Govindarajan received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu in 1989 and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management.

 

Eicher Motors Q1 results

Meanwhile, Eicher Motors today reported a consolidated net profit of ₹237 crore for the quarter ended 30 June. Analysts had expected the company to report a consolidated net profit of ₹237 crore.

The firm had witnessed a loss of ₹55 crore in the April-June period of 2020-21.

The Royal Enfield-maker's consolidated total revenue from operations surged 141% year-on-year to ₹1,974.30 crore for the June quarter, which was higher than analysts' estimate.

Royal Enfield, a part of Eicher Motors, reported sales of 1,22,170 motorcycles in the first quarter, an over two-fold increase from 58,383 units sold in Q1 of last financial year.