KSH International Appoints Hukumchand Lakhotiya As CEO

03 Apr 2026 CW Team

Mr Lakhotiya brings more than 30 years of domestic and international experience in the electrical and power sectors, including more than 25 years at CG Power and Schneider Electric. His career has encompassed profit and loss responsibility, multi plant operations, sales and business development, green energy initiatives, digitalisation and project management. The breadth of his experience covers operational leadership across production and exports in the region.

During his tenure at CG Power he led the transformer, switchgear and engineering, procurement and construction business across Asia and oversaw several regional plants and the exports operation. Immediately prior to joining KSH he served as chief operating officer for waste to energy at SAEL Industries Limited. He holds a Master of Technology in Industrial Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati, where he was a gold medallist.

The managing director, Rajesh Hegde, welcomed the appointment and said that Mr Lakhotiya's experience in transformer and electrical industries and his record of leading multinational businesses would support the company's strategic objectives. KSH International is one of India's leading manufacturers and the largest exporter of magnet winding wires, supplying special and standard wires to original equipment manufacturers across power, renewables, railways, electric vehicle and internal combustion motors, industrial motors and refrigeration compressors. The company was founded in 1981 and maintains long-term relationships with domestic and global clients. It operates four manufacturing facilities in Maharashtra, including one in Taloja, two in Chakan and the newest and largest facility in Supa with a total annual capacity of 43,445 tonnes (t).

KSH International Limited has appointed Mr Hukumchand Lakhotiya as chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from two April 2026. The company is listed on BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India. The appointment forms part of a leadership plan as the company pursues expansion in domestic and international markets. Mr Lakhotiya brings more than 30 years of domestic and international experience in the electrical and power sectors, including more than 25 years at CG Power and Schneider Electric. His career has encompassed profit and loss responsibility, multi plant operations, sales and business development, green energy initiatives, digitalisation and project management. The breadth of his experience covers operational leadership across production and exports in the region. During his tenure at CG Power he led the transformer, switchgear and engineering, procurement and construction business across Asia and oversaw several regional plants and the exports operation. Immediately prior to joining KSH he served as chief operating officer for waste to energy at SAEL Industries Limited. He holds a Master of Technology in Industrial Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Amravati, where he was a gold medallist. The managing director, Rajesh Hegde, welcomed the appointment and said that Mr Lakhotiya's experience in transformer and electrical industries and his record of leading multinational businesses would support the company's strategic objectives. KSH International is one of India's leading manufacturers and the largest exporter of magnet winding wires, supplying special and standard wires to original equipment manufacturers across power, renewables, railways, electric vehicle and internal combustion motors, industrial motors and refrigeration compressors. The company was founded in 1981 and maintains long-term relationships with domestic and global clients. It operates four manufacturing facilities in Maharashtra, including one in Taloja, two in Chakan and the newest and largest facility in Supa with a total annual capacity of 43,445 tonnes (t).

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