Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that PB Balaji, until now the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Motors, is the new CEO of the British brand, a position he will assume starting in November 2025.
Balaji will replace Adrian Mardell, who has decided to retire after 35 years with the company and three as CEO, after successfully putting JLR on the path to profitability and initiating the group’s strategy towards electric mobility.
The choice of PB Balaji as the new CEO of JLR is seen as a reinforcement of the Indian group’s influence within the Coventry brand. “It is a privilege to lead this amazing company. Over the past 8 years, I have come to know and love this company and its impressive global brands. I look forward to working with the team and taking it to even greater heights”, said PB Balaji in a statement.
The new CEO of Jaguar Land Rover has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Tata Motors group since November 2017 and has 32 years of experience in the automotive and consumer goods sectors, in financial and supply chain roles. In addition, he has successfully led large and diverse global teams in multicultural environments in Mumbai, London, Singapore, and Switzerland, and has been closely associated with the successful transformation of the Tata Motors group.
