From building industrial businesses at Cummins to leading Caterpillar's Industrial Power Systems in India and now becoming Managing Director at CVG India. That's over two decades of driving growth, operational excellence, and P&L leadership across global engineering and manufacturing businesses.
Abhijit Joshi has been appointed Managing Director of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. India.
His career reflects a strong blend of commercial leadership, operational transformation, manufacturing excellence, and business scaling across industrial, power, and automotive sectors.
He started at OPSL in sales, marketing, and business development before spending seven years at Cummins India, leading industrial and EPC business while driving process excellence through Six Sigma initiatives.
He then progressed to Country Head at Cummins Generator Technologies, taking ownership of growth strategy, manufacturing operations, product launches, and order-to-cash performance.
At Caterpillar Inc., he led the Industrial Power Systems business in India with full P&L responsibility, driving growth across manufacturing, engineering, aftermarket, and customer operations. He later led the Engine and Components Business at Tata Cummins Ltd, shaping business strategy and contributing to global growth initiatives.
Before joining CVG India, he served as Vice President at Greaves Cotton Limited, leading revenue growth, business transformation, and market expansion across domestic and international markets.
Now at CVG India, he will lead the India and exports business with responsibility across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, sales, quality, and business operations.
This is not just a manufacturing leadership journey. It is about building and scaling industrial businesses, leading large P&Ls, driving operational transformation, strengthening OEM partnerships, and delivering growth in highly competitive engineering markets.
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