Orient Electric

Orient Electric
Company typePublic
ISININE142Z01019
Industry
Founded1954 (1954)
FounderC. K. Birla
Headquarters
New Delhi[1]
,
India
Area served
Worldwide[2]
Key people
Ravindra Singh Negi
(CEO & Managing Director)
Products
[3]
Number of employees
1,000
ParentCKA Birla Group
Websiteorientelectric.com

Orient Electric Limited is an Indian electrical equipment manufacturer, based in New Delhi and part of CKA Birla Group. It makes fans, lighting, home appliances and switchgears. Orient Electric has manufacturing facilities in Kolkata, Faridabad, Hyderabad and Noida.

Orient Electric was a division of Orient Paper & Industries, until its demerger in 2018.[4]

History

On 14 July 2023, Orient Electric announced the resignation of Managing Director and CEO Rajan Gupta. On 15 July 2023, Desh Deepak Khetrapal was appointed as the new Managing Director.[5]

On 31 May 2024, Orient Electric appointed Ravindra Singh Negi as its Managing Director and CEO, succeeding Deepak Khetrapal.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Orient Electric". orientelectric.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Orient Electricals is Orient Electric now; name change aimed at new business consolidation plan". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "About Orient Electric". orientelectric.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Orient Electric hits upper circuit". 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Orient Electric MD & CEO Rajan Gupta Resigns, Desh Deepak Khetrapal Named New MD". BW BusinessWorld. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ^ "People Matters - Interstitial Site — People Matters". www.peoplematters.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.


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