Venu Nuguri is Managing Director & CEO of Hitachi Energy in India and South Asia. He has been the Managing Director of India since December 2019 and head of the South Asia region since Jan 2016.

Venu joined Hitachi Energy’s predecessor in 1995 and accumulated over 25 years of experience across Business Units in the company. This has included several leadership positions in sales, marketing, account management, business development, customer relations and operations. He is also an active champion of industries in Karnataka as a member of CII’s Karnataka State Council.

A member of the Global Executive Team, Venu is shaping the way Hitachi Energy advances a sustainable energy future for all whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value.

Leveraging his experience and network to collaborate with customers to plan, build, operate and maintain the electricity backbone and future power systems. Venu has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, and he has also attended management courses at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and International Institute of Management Development, Switzerland.