Tata Motors has introduced a serious management shift at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), naming P.B. Balaji as the brand new Chief Government Officer. He’ll take over in November 2025, succeeding Adrian Mardell, who retires after a 35-year profession on the firm.
Balaji’s appointment was authorised by JLR’s Board of Administrators and disclosed in a regulatory submitting by Tata Motors. Mardell will keep on till December to help the transition.
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Motors, and JLR, credited Mardell with steering JLR’s turnaround, saying, “I wish to thank Adrian for the stellar turnaround of JLR and for delivering file outcomes. Balaji’s familiarity with JLR’s technique and management group will guarantee continuity as we speed up our journey to reimagine JLR.”
Balaji, at present the Group CFO at Tata Motors, has been with the corporate since 2017. He brings over three many years of worldwide expertise throughout finance and provide chain within the automotive and client sectors. He holds a B.Tech from IIT-Chennai and a PGDM from IIM-Kolkata.
Mardell, who turned CEO in 2022 after serving as CFO, led JLR by way of a transformative section—tightening its deal with luxurious, restoring profitability, and decreasing debt. Regardless of these successes, his time on the helm was marked by controversy over the “Panthera” rebranding of Jaguar, which changed the long-lasting growler brand with a minimalist “J” and avant-garde slogans like “Copy Nothing.”
Reflecting on his tenure, Mardell mentioned, “It has been an incredible privilege to steer JLR. Collectively, we now have strengthened the corporate throughout a time of unbelievable change.” Balaji added, “It’s my privilege to steer this unbelievable firm. I stay up for working with the group to take it to even larger heights.”
