Amara Raja Batteries

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Rank

$1.24B

Marketcap

India

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Vikramadithya Gourineni (Exec. Director)

Mr. Jayadev Galla (Co-Founder, CEO, MD & Chairman)

Mr. Harshavardhana Gourineni (Exec. Director)

Products/ Services

Energy, Manufacturing

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Established

1985

Net Income

100M - 500M

Revenue

Above - 1B

Traded as

AMARAJABAT.NS

Social Media

URL

https://www.amararaja.com

Overview

Location

Recognition and Award

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Summary

Amara Raja Batteries Limited manufactures and sells lead-acid storage batteries for industrial and automotive applications in India. The company also provides installation, commissioning, and maintenance services. It sells its batteries under the Amaron, PowerZone, Power Stack, AmaronVolt, and Quanta brands. The company exports its products to various countries in the Indian Ocean Rim. It supplies its batteries to various customer groups, such as telecom, railways, solar, power control, and UPS; and automobile OEMs, replacement markets, and private label customers. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Hyderabad, India.

History

A first generation entrepreneur, Ramachandra Naidu Galla, founded the Amara Raja Group of companies in 1985 and became the first CEO. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with a joint technology venture with Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of automotive batteries. It pioneered the introduction of zero maintenance technology in India's automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in the Indian electric storage market.

The group was named after Jaydev's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.

Early years

1985 Power systems Ltd founded

1989 Industrial battery division ISBU

1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India

1997 Received ISO 9001 Certification & signed JV with Johnson Controls

1998 Automotive battery division ASBU

1999 Received QS9000 Certification

2008 Small battery division Two wheeler battery plant ASBU

2012 MVRLA UPS Battery

2013 ARGC Amararaja Growth Corridor

2014 Automotive Battery division

2015 Tubular battery division

2019 Bipolar battery division

Mission

vision 2025: Through the Amara Raja Way, We will be a Rs. 60,000 Cr Group, Redefining businesses and Delivering High Social Impact, by Anticipating Future Trends, Building Preferred Brands and Leveraging Talent & Technology

Vision

Key Team

Mr. M. Jagadish (Chief Technology Officer)

Mr. Y. Delli Babu (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Kishore I. Hirani (Chief Information Officer)

Mr. C. Narasimhulu Naidu (Chief Operations Officer)

Mr. Vikas Sabharwal (Group Head of Secretarial & Legal)

Ms. - Satyasunita (Head of Marketing Services)

Mr. B. Jaikrishna (Pres of HR & New Bus. Devel.)

Recognition and Awards

ARBL has been the recipient of numerous awards for its outstanding performance in the industry. It was awarded the ‘Superbrand’ status in 2008 and the ‘Excellence in Quality & Cost Competitiveness-Product Group Level’ award in 2011 by the Confederation of Indian Industry . The company has also been recognised as one of the ‘Top 100 Companies-Manufacturing’ in India by Economic Times every year since 2014.