Mr. Deepak Chopra
Published On: 23rd November, 2017
Mr. Deepak Chopra, Group CEO, heads the executive management structure at ANAND. A trustee of the Deep C Anand Foundation, Deepak chairs the ANAND Executive Committee and ANAND Management Committee besides overseeing the entire operations for the Group and key corporate functions including human resources, finance, corporate strategy and stakeholder relationships.
Deepak is also the Executive Chairman of Spicer India Private Limited, a prestigious JV with Dana Holding Corporation of USA. He also chairs the Boards of Mando Automotive India Private Limited and Takata India Private Limited and a few other ANAND companies. A veteran with >40 years of leadership experience at ANAND, Deepak is a chartered accountant, company secretary and an alumnus of the advanced management course, Oxford University, UK. He began his career at ANAND in 1976 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility over the years.
After heading the Finance function at Purolator India, ANAND corporate headquarters, Perfect Circle Victor and Gabriel India, Deepak took on the responsibility of handling new projects and operations and successfully established the large sized and thick walled bearings project in 1993 with a German partner BHW, then part of Federal Mogul Corporation of USA. He was subsequently appointed COO of Purolator India (the current MAHLE ANAND Filter Systems) between 1994 and 1996, after which he moved to Chennai to establish and head ANAND’s operations in South India with three new joint ventures: Mando India for brake systems with Mando of Korea, Arvin Exhaust India (currently Faurecia Emission Control Technologies India) with Arvin Meritor, USA originally and now with Faurecia, France and Valeo Friction Materials India with Valeo, France. In 2002, Deepak took over the role of Group CFO at ANAND corporate headquarters where besides overseeing finance, treasury and legal functions of the Group, he was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions and overseas partner relationships. From 2006, Deepak was also assigned the additional responsibility as Group President to oversee the operations of five ANAND companies before taking over as Group CEO in September 2009.
