Mahindra & Mahindra has appointed Shuchi Suri as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for its automotive business, as the automaker prepares for a leadership transition. Suri, currently Executive Vice-President of Mahindra Experience, will assume the role on April 1, 2027.
She will oversee sales, marketing, customer care, charging infrastructure and accessories, reporting to R Velusamy, President of the Automotive Business. The company disclosed the appointment in a regulatory filing dated November 5, 2026. Suri joined the Mahindra Group in May 2026 and brings more than two decades of experience.
Before joining the group, she held leadership positions at Unilever across India, Asia-Pacific and global markets. Her experience spans business leadership, marketing and consumer-facing operations. The appointment places a consumer-facing executive in charge of functions central to the company's engagement with buyers.
Leadership transition at Mahindra The appointment is part of a wider leadership realignment at Mahindra’s automotive business. Nalinikanth Gollagunta, CEO of the automotive division since April 2023, will move to a group-level role as Executive Vice-President and Head of Corporate Development from April 1, 2027.
In the new role, Gollagunta will evaluate and develop a potential strategic growth opportunity for the Mahindra Group. He will be based in Worli, Mumbai, and report to Group CEO and Managing Director Anish Shah. Shah has said the proposed opportunity will be assessed against criteria including the group’s ability to establish a strong right to win, achieve meaningful scale and deliver industry-beating returns.
With Suri taking over sales and marketing and Gollagunta moving into corporate development, the changes mark a shift in leadership responsibilities across Mahindra’s automotive operations and wider growth agenda.
