Rolls-Royce appoints Sashi Mukundan as EVP

Mukundan brings over two decades of experience from BP, where he served as Senior Vice President, BP Group, and President, BP India

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Published: Oct 6, 2025 5:59 PM  | 1 min read
Sashi Mukundan Joins Rolls-Royce as EVP for Transformation in India
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  • Rolls-Royce has appointed Sashi Mukundan as Executive Vice President, Transformation India, effective October 2025, to enhance government and business relations in India.
  • The company emphasized India's significance in its long-term strategy and its commitment to supporting the country's self-reliance goals by 2047.
  • CEO Tufan Erginbilgic praised Mukundan's extensive experience in driving commercial growth and his alignment with India's economic development.
  • Mukundan has over 20 years of experience at BP, where he led energy initiatives and formed a joint venture with Reliance Industries, and has previously held key positions at ARCO.

Rolls-Royce has appointed Sashi Mukundan as Executive Vice President, Transformation India, effective this month. His new role will focus on steering government and business relations, with an emphasis on expanding the company’s footprint in India.

Announcing the appointment on October 6, 2025, Rolls-Royce highlighted India’s importance in its long-term vision. The engineering giant, which has operated in India for nearly 100 years, reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country’s ambition of achieving self-reliance by 2047.

“Sashi brings a remarkable history of driving commercial growth aligned with India’s economic progress,” said Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce. “His leadership reflects our intent to be a strategic partner in India, co-creating advanced propulsion and power solutions not only for India but for global markets.”

Mukundan brings over two decades of experience from BP, where he served as Senior Vice President, BP Group, and President, BP India. His work included leading the company’s energy and low-carbon initiatives and forming a major joint venture with Reliance Industries. Earlier, he held key positions at ARCO, managing operations across several countries.

Published On: Oct 6, 2025 5:59 PM