Amit Chadha appointed CEO & MD of L&T Technology Services

05 Apr 2021 CW Staff

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has appointed Amit Chadha as CEO and Managing Director (MD) of the company. Before his elevation, Chadha served as the deputy CEO and whole-time board member of LTTS.

Chadha joined LTTS in 2009 and has been a core member of LTTS' executive management team, closely involved in the company's listing on stock exchanges in 2016.

Subsequently, he assumed charge as President, Sales and Business Development, where he was responsible for helping global research and development (R&D) customers and Fortune 500 companies leverage LTTS' digital engineering offerings for their strategic differentiation and product development.

Chadha told the media that the engineering, research and development (ER&D) services sector is poised to play a critical role over the next decade as the confluence of engineering and technology reshapes the products and services of the near future. Against this backdrop, the multi-vertical engineering expertise that LTTS has demonstrated makes it stand apart as a leader in pure-play ER&D services, added Chadha.

LTTS is a Gujarat-based engineering services company. It operates as a subsidiary of the conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and is listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Chadha is an electrical and electronics engineer who has done his Global Business Leadership Executive Program with Harvard Business Publishing. He has also done an Advanced Management Program in Business Leadership from INSEAD, France. He is currently based in Washington DC.

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