Venu Nuguri - Managing Director

Venu has been leading Hitachi Energy in India since its formation in 2019, overseeing its listing on both Indian stock ex-changes. Under his leadership, the team has executed several nation-building projects that make India’s energy system more sustainable, flexible and secure. These include landmark Raigarh-Pugalur bidirectional HVDC link that can transfer 6GW energy and partnering in Indian Railways’ journey to net-zero.

ESG being central to his management style, Venu has initiated projects in smart mobility with industry and academia, and collaborated with leading institutes. Social projects under his watch have extended to afforestation, healthcare and providing support to several hundred women in engineering.

As the head of Region South Asia since 2016, Venu is leading more than 9,500 passionate professionals to enable advanced technologies for power grid infrastructure and smartcities. He is also Chairman of Hitachi Energy Technology Services Pvt Ltd and as Board Member and Chairman of Hitachi Energy operations in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Through forums organized by G20 Summit, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government ofIndia, and so on, he is the voice of the energy industry. He is the recipient of several felicitations and awards in recognition of his contribution towards nation-building. This includes the CEO of the Year award by The Machinist in 2024. He was also Chairman of the Karnataka chapter for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2024-25. 

Venu has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the NIT Warangal, and has also been accredited by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian School of Business Hyderabad, and International Institute of Management Development Switzerland.