Manoj Verma has been appointed as the Global President & Director of NTL Lemnis. Verma was earlier the CEO of Orient Electricals & has had stints at senior positions with Crompton Greaves, OSRAM & Philips.
Manoj Verma, a seasoned professional with 32 years of rich experience with global leaders and MNCs, has taken over as the Gobal President & Director, NTL Lemnis. Manoj Verma relinquished the post of CEO of Orient Electricals, a CK Birla group company, Delhi to take charge of the position. He will join the Board of Directors at NTL Lemnis and shall also be a member of the Advisory Board of NTL Electronics, the parent company.
Prior to joining NTL Lemnis, Verma was associated with the most respected names in the lighting business. He started his career with Philips and after spending 17 years with Philips, he moved to GE Lighting India to head their professional lighting business. He then worked with Osram India to head Sales, Marketing and supply chain.
In 2005, he moved to Crompton Greaves as P&L Head for the lighting business. The enhancement of his role took place in 2007 with International Business added to the portfolio for the entire group. Subsequent to this, in 2009 was given the total P&L responsibility of the Consumer Business Unit - Fans, Appliances, Lighting and Pumps. In 2012, he joined the CK Birla group as the CEO of Orient Electric.
Verma is associated with various industry associations and was the Chairman of IFMA (Indian Fan Manufacturer`s Association) for a tenure of two years. Besides this, he was the President of Elcoma for three years and is a Fellow of Indian Society of Lighting Engineers. He is an alumnus of INSEAD, France and has won international accolades for his work. He won the prestigious Lighting contest in Philips and President Award and Chairman Award at GE and Osram'.
At NTL, Verma will also advise the management to evaluate and co-create a profitable business models, cutting across different Industry segments. This will further strengthen the transition of NTL Electronics' offerings in the field of LED Lighting as OEM/ODM to NTL's existing esteemed customers & grow their relationship to new heights.
"We welcome Manoj Verma into the NTL Family. He will work closely with us to create a strong & successful business model for consumer products, beginning with LED Lighting, and later on expanding into other related products & technologies. This entire consumer business will be an independent business in our own brand under the umbrella of NTL Lemnis, to avoid any conflict of interest in the business of NTL Electronics," said Arun Gupta, Managing Director, NTL Electronics
"I am delighted to be joining NTL Group, one of the most progressive companies in the sector. My prime objective at NTL would be to provide a very concerted thrust to the LED lighting business, which is critical to catapult the business & the brand into the big league. My vision is to eventually place NTL Lemnis as the top 3 LED Lighting brands in India and the other geographies where we are operating in currently or will enter in the future", said Verma.