Mahindra Group appoints Amit Sinha as president for group strategy

MUMBAI: Mahindra Group today announced the appointment of Amit Sinha as President, Group Strategy succeeding Anish Shah who was promoted as deputy managing director in April this year.

Sinha will also oversee synergy, risk and economist functions and play a key role in coordinating international synergies between Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa, Mahindra Group said in a statement. He will report to Anish Shah, who is also the group CFO and managing director-designate.

Prior to joining Mahindra, Sinha was a senior partner and director with Bain & Company. He spent over 18 years at Bain, managing large-scale, multi-country strategy, organization, and performance improvement projects. He started his career with Tata Motors and worked with IGate Patni (now Capgemini) in technology leadership roles in India, Singapore and the US.


“Conscientious strategy combined with long term financial discipline are the key contributors to sustainable business growth and noteworthy shareholder value. Amit’s wealth of experience in India and globally will help us bring about the desired transformation and success to the Group,” Shah said on the appointment.

Sinha holds a dual MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Finance and Strategy, where he was a Palmer Scholar and received Siebel Scholarship. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) from the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi. He is also an Ananta Aspen Fellow as part of their India leadership fellowship program.

“Mahindra Group is at the cusp of a strategic transformation and I am thrilled to join the Group at this point. I am honored to be trusted with this responsibility to help businesses live by our Rise philosophy through cutting-edge strategy,” he said in a statement.