India Pistons Appoints Suresh KV as CEO After Eight Years Leading ZF India

India Pistons, the flagship company of the Chennai-headquartered Amalgamations Group, has appointed Suresh KV as chief executive officer effective October 14, 2026. Suresh returns to corporate leadership after a sabbatical from January 2024 to October 2026, Autocar Professional reported.

Suresh KV's Eight Years Leading ZF India

Suresh served as president of ZF India from June 2015 to December 2023, overseeing strategy, governance and business performance across 18 manufacturing plants, eight engineering centres, three subsidiaries and four joint ventures in India. Before that he was executive director of ZF Wind Power Coimbatore from November 2010 to May 2015, managing a 60-acre facility producing wind turbine gearboxes, axles and transmissions for agricultural and construction equipment. That facility recorded annual turnover of more than ₹9.50 billion in 2015.

His career spans more than three decades in automotive and industrial manufacturing, with previous roles at Hansen Transmissions, High Technology Plastics India, Motherson Sumi Systems, Climate Systems India, Visteon Automotive Systems, Bajaj Auto and Asian Paints. In his new role, Suresh will oversee India Pistons' operations, business performance and growth strategy from Chennai.

Suresh said his sabbatical had given him time to reflect and reassess his priorities. He described the return as the beginning of a new professional phase, with a focus on creating long-term value and applying his experience to the business.

India Pistons supplies components to automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers, with major OEM customers including Hyundai Motor Company, Maruti Suzuki India, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, VE Commercial Vehicles, Simpsons & Co, TAFE, Mahindra & Mahindra and Greaves Cotton.

India Pistons' Hosur Joint Venture With Shaw Development

India Pistons was founded in 1949 and is the oldest and one of the largest producers of pistons, piston rings, gudgeon pins and cylinder liners in India, according to akta.pro company records. The company holds 51% of a joint venture with Shaw Development, formed in 2021, that manufactures diesel exhaust fluid for heavy duty vehicles and diesel engine manufacturers in compliance with BS-VI and equivalent exhaust emission norms.

In July 2022 the joint venture commissioned a plant in Hosur, Karnataka, with installed capacity of 240,000 units of emission treatment components, scalable to 350,000 units in the medium term. The same records list a joint venture production target of 1 million units in India within three years. India Pistons' leadership includes N. Venkataramani as chairman and managing director and Dr. R. Mahadevan as group technology director.

Suresh KV's Start Date at India Pistons

Suresh's appointment took effect on October 14, 2026, and he will work from Chennai, where India Pistons is headquartered.