Jayadev Galla

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Jayadev Galla is the vice chairman and managing director of Amara Raja Group of companies, an Indian multinational conglomerate company. He is a member of the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha of India and represents Lok Sabha from the Guntur constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India.He moved to the USA for his studies at a young age and lived there for around 22 years. A childhood image of Jayadev Galla with his family.When he was studying at the University of Illinois, he became a member of the ‘Lambda Chi Alpha’ fraternity in college.After completing his studies, he worked as an international sales executive at GNB Battery Technologies in the United States.In 1992, he returned to India from the United States and began to manage the sales and service network of his father’s company Amara Raja. In 1992, he and his father started a joint venture between Amara Raja group and Johnson Controls International, a US-based conglomerate to initiate the battery division of Amara Raja group named Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL).Amaron, the battery brand of Amara Raja Batteries Limited, is one of the most popular lead acid battery manufacturing companies in India. It manufactures batteries for both industrial and automotive applications.In 2003, he was appointed as the managing director of Amara Raja Batteries Limited, and later, he became the vice chairman of ARBL. In August 2013, he became the vice chairman of the Amara Raja Group of Companies. Jayadev Galla, vice chairman and managing director of Amara Raja Group of companies, with his father, founder and chairman of Amara Raja Group of companies.In 2021, board members of ARBL decided to expand their business and invest in green technologies. They decided to set up a new “Energy SBU” (strategic business unit) incorporating lithium-ion batteries, energy storage systems, and EV chargers to capitalise on fast-evolving trends in the energy and mobility sectors. In an interview, he talked about this investment and said, After a careful review of the global business opportunities, the company board has decided to future-proof our business by repositioning the firm as an energy and mobility player. The board believes that the company has to invest in a portfolio of businesses to maintain its technological and business leadership.” [7]Moneycontrol.Before he started his own political career, he helped his mother by working as a political manager for his mother.In 2012, he became an aspirant to contest an assembly by-election on a ticket of the Indian National Congress from the Tirupati constituency, but the party did not give him the ticket. [8]Bihariprabha.