Venu Nuguri - Managing Director

Venu has been leading Hitachi Energy in India since its formation in 2019, overseeing its listing on both Indian stock exchanges. Under his leadership, the team has executed several nation-building projects that make India’s energy system more sustainable, flexible and secure. 

In June 2025, he was appointed as MD of Hitachi India, in addition to his role as MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Hitachi Energy. As the MD of Hitachi India, he is focusing on expanding Hitachi's legacy in India in line with Hitachi Group's new management plan -Inspire 2027.

As the head of Region South Asia since 2016, Venu is leading more than 11000 passionate professionals to enable advanced technologies for power grid infrastructure and smartcities. He is also Chairman of Hitachi Energy Technology Services Pvt Ltd and as Board Member and Chairman of Hitachi Energy operations in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Through forums organized by G20 Summit, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and so on, he is the voice of the energy industry. He is the recipient of several felicitations and awards. This includes the CEO of the Year award by The Machinist in 2024. He was also Chairman of the Karnataka chapter for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2024-25.

Venu has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the NIT Warangal, and has also been accredited by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian School of Business Hyderabad, and International Institute of Management Development Switzerland.