After stepping down as CEO and president of Schindler India Ashok Ramachandran has joined JSW Energy as chief operating officer. Ashok who joined Schindler as a quality engineer in Australia in 2006 held various roles within the group.

“I am extremely excited to announce that I have joined one of India's top global conglomerates, JSW group! This is a complete shift in the industry where I will now be Chief Operating Officer for JSW Energy Ltd - managing an energy portfolio spread across Thermal, Hydroelectric, Wind, Solar and new verticals such as Hydrogen Power and Storage Solutions. I am very much looking forward to working in this listed entity with a couple of billion dollars turnover!,” Ramchandran posted on Linkedin.

Before Schindler, Ramachandran worked with Moran Furniture Pty Ltd as operations engineer.

Ramachandran is a highly passionate, motivated, and result-driven top-talent general management professional with varied experience from leading businesses in mature markets to fast-growing developing markets. His achievements include developing and coaching talents, creating and driving strategy, sales management, end-to-end successful P & L management and achieving results in varied markets and environments.