Rajeev Chaba, CEO Emeritus of JSW MG Motor India, the Indian unit of the Morris Garages brand. He is responsible for the strategic direction, performance, and growth of the MG brand and has the responsibility for driving the company’s enterprise performance overall. Rajeev’s expertise in the global automotive industry which has been built through his over three decades of professional career. A change instigator, he has converted opportunities into inspiring results and energized his entire team to make the MG brand a substantive presence in India.

Committed to empowering people, Rajeev has helped foster an organizational culture built around learning and humility of action to create an intensely capable, competitive, and motivated organization. In his role here at JSW MG Motor India, he has nurtured a strong, organization-wide focus on customer focus and innovation in technology as a key differentiator for business success. Under his leadership, the marquee brand has successfully introduced the Hector—its first India-centric product and the country’s first internet car—in the market.

Over the course of his career, Mr Chaba has held various senior positions with top global automotive brands such as GM across multiple international markets. In 2005, he was the President & MD of GM in India. He has also served as the VP of Marketing & Sales at Shanghai-General Motors (SGM) in China and as the Chairman & MD for GM in North Africa & Egypt. Mr Chaba started his career with Eicher Motors in 1990 after completing his Master’s in Business Administration from IIM Bangalore. Before joining JSW MG Motor India, Mr Chaba’s most recent assignments include Global COO at Vanguard Logistics, USA, and Operating Partner at UK-based private equity firm ManCapital.

Rajeev has consistently delivered strong business results in every market and every business vertical that he has worked. He combines his deep experience of growing brands locally, regionally, globally, and across service industries, together with his passion for brand-building which has resulted in JSW MG’s leadership in the highly competitive automotive segment.