Stanley Lifestyles names Venkataramana Seshagirirao Gorti as Joint Managing Director

Stanley Lifestyles Limited has announced the appointment of Venkataramana Seshagirirao Gorti as its Joint Managing Director. With a career spanning more than 34 years, Venkataramana brings extensive global leadership experience and a proven track record of transforming organisations across diverse industries.

His expertise spans business transformation, supply chain optimisation, operational excellence, product innovation, and managing complex global product transfers.

Sharing his excitement on the new role, Venkataramana Seshagirirao Gorti, Joint Managing Director, Stanley Lifestyles Limited, said, “I would be focusing on realising Stanley’s vision through both short- and long-term strategies and pristine execution in this VUCA environment. Focus will also be to continue to invest in manufacturing excellence to make high-quality products that reflect the brand’s heritage, securing the supply chain through vertical integration, retaining top talent, and fostering a high-performance culture. Digitalisation, simplification, and standardisation to be nimble and agile to deliver consistent customer delight would be another area of focus.

Along with my key leadership team, the emphasis will be to evaluate the brand’s market position and explore strategic expansion into related areas, potentially through mergers and acquisitions or divestitures, to build resilience. Most importantly, we will aim to balance the long-term vision of building a luxury brand with the public market’s expectations for consistent financial performance, and communicate the value of long-term investments to our investors.”

Expressing confidence in the appointment, Sunil Suresh, Founder, Stanley Lifestyles Limited, said,

“Venkat’s deep global expertise and strong leadership credentials make him the ideal choice to guide Stanley Lifestyles into its next chapter. His people-first approach, strategic vision and proven ability to scale businesses align perfectly with our long-term growth aspirations. We look forward to working closely with him as we continue building a world-class luxury brand.”

Venkataramana has held senior leadership positions at companies including ABB, Oracle, GE, Flextronics, Wipro Hydraulics, Honeywell and Homag. His cross-industry exposure covers electrical, electronics, hydraulics, aerospace, and wood-working industries, giving him a holistic understanding of technology-driven businesses.

His international experience includes significant assignments across the Middle East, Malaysia, the United States, Brazil, Sweden, Finland, Romania and other key markets. He has successfully led multicultural teams across China, the USA, Mexico and Europe. Venkataramana is also a certified Independent Director from IICA.