Sterlite Electric Names Frederic Trefois As Group CEO

28 Mar 2026 CW Team

Trefois brings extensive experience in managing and scaling businesses across the infrastructure and engineering sectors, combining technical knowledge with operational leadership. He is an engineer by training and has held senior roles at global organisations within the power and infrastructure space, where he led programme delivery, operational improvements and strategic partnerships. His background is expected to inform a pragmatic approach to execution while reinforcing the company's emphasis on innovation and system integration.

In his role as Group CEO he will oversee efforts to enhance the company's capabilities in power transmission and system integration as energy systems become more complex and interconnected. The company is positioning itself to address growing demand for reliable, efficient and sustainable grid infrastructure and to support utilities as they modernise networks and integrate renewable generation. Emphasis will also be placed on improving asset management, elevating reliability standards and deploying capital more efficiently to meet shifting market needs.

The appointment underscores Sterlite Electric's intent to align senior leadership with long-term shifts in the power sector and to scale innovation across its product and service portfolio. The company expects the new leadership to sharpen execution, pursue strategic partnerships and accelerate technology adoption in support of a transition to smarter grids. Management will focus on capturing market opportunities presented by the global energy transition while maintaining disciplined capital allocation and operational resilience.

Sterlite Electric has appointed Frederic Andre M Trefois as Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) in a leadership transition designed to steer the company through its next phase of growth. The elevation follows his tenure as a Non-Executive Independent Director on the company board and reflects a deliberate move to place a leader with global operational experience at the helm. The company signalled that the change is intended to sharpen strategic focus on resilient and digital power systems and to support measured international expansion. Trefois brings extensive experience in managing and scaling businesses across the infrastructure and engineering sectors, combining technical knowledge with operational leadership. He is an engineer by training and has held senior roles at global organisations within the power and infrastructure space, where he led programme delivery, operational improvements and strategic partnerships. His background is expected to inform a pragmatic approach to execution while reinforcing the company's emphasis on innovation and system integration. In his role as Group CEO he will oversee efforts to enhance the company's capabilities in power transmission and system integration as energy systems become more complex and interconnected. The company is positioning itself to address growing demand for reliable, efficient and sustainable grid infrastructure and to support utilities as they modernise networks and integrate renewable generation. Emphasis will also be placed on improving asset management, elevating reliability standards and deploying capital more efficiently to meet shifting market needs. The appointment underscores Sterlite Electric's intent to align senior leadership with long-term shifts in the power sector and to scale innovation across its product and service portfolio. The company expects the new leadership to sharpen execution, pursue strategic partnerships and accelerate technology adoption in support of a transition to smarter grids. Management will focus on capturing market opportunities presented by the global energy transition while maintaining disciplined capital allocation and operational resilience.

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