The Board of Directors of Jaguar Land Rober (JLR ), in its meeting on Monday (August 4, 2025), approved the appointment of P.B. Balaji to succeed Adrian Mardell, as the CEO of JLR, when he retires upon completion of his contract.
Mr. Balaji will be joining in this role from November-2025. Mr. Mardell will continue to help with the transition and support until the end of his contract, Tata Motors the owner of JLR said in a filing with stock exchanges.
N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman – Jaguar Land Rover PLC, Tata Motors and Tata Sons said, “I am delighted to appoint Balaji as the incoming CEO of the company. The search for a suitable candidate to lead JLR has been undertaken by the Board for the past few months and after careful consideration it was decided to appoint Balaji.”
“He has been associated with the company for the past many years and is familiar with the company, its strategy and has been working with the JLR leadership team. This move will ensure that we continue to accelerate our journey to Reimagine JLR,” he said.
Mr. Balaji said, “It is my privilege to lead this incredible company. Over the past eight years, I have grown to know and love this company and its redoubtable global brands. I look forward to working with the team to take it to even greater heights. I thank Adrian for his immense contributions and wish him well for his next innings.”
Mr. Balaji has been serving as the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Tata Motors Group since November 2017 and is a well-regarded global leader with 32 years of experience in the Automotive and Consumer Goods industries across finance and supply chain functions.
He has successfully led large, diverse, global teams in multi-cultural environments out of Mumbai, London, Singapore and Switzerland, and has been closely associated with the successful transformation at the Tata Motors Group.
He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from lIT-Madras and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM-Kolkata.
Published – August 04, 2025 11:03 pm IST
