{"id":14770,"date":"2025-06-21T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/supplychain\/?post_type=team&#038;p=14770"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T08:47:22","slug":"hemant-sikka","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/supplychain\/2025\/team\/hemant-sikka\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemant Sikka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr. Hemant Sikka serves as the MD &amp; CEO of Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL) and a Member of the Group Executive Board at Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd. (M&amp;M).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to joining MLL, he was the President of the Mahindra Group\u2019s Farm Equipment Sector (FES). Under Hemant\u2019s leadership, FES achieved highest ever full year market share by any tractor manufacturer in FY 2025. FES ventured into agri-advisory, rental of farm machines, and precision farming under the brand Krish-e, with a vision to Transform Farming and Enrich the lives of farmers in India and the world. He also serves on the boards of several Mahindra Group companies in India and overseas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Apart from his responsibilities at Mahindra Group, in December 2024, Hemant took charge as the Chairman of FICCI\u2019s National Agriculture Committee, which has been strenuously working on agriculture policies. Prior to this, Hemant was the Co-Chair of FICCI\u2019s National Agriculture Committee since November 2023. Hemant was also the President of Tractor &amp; Mechanisation Association (TMA) of India (2021\u2013 2023), an industry-led, non-profit agriculture mechanisation organisation that plays a proactive role in the development of Agri mechanization in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before taking responsibility as President of Mahindra FES, Hemant was President and Chief Purchase Officer of the Automotive &amp; Farm Sector at Mahindra, while leading Mahindra Powerol and spares business of Mahindra.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hemant was also the Head of Purchase for SsangYong Motors, South Korea, a group subsidiary of Mahindra, wherein he played a key role in the purchasing domain by building strong business relationships with Korean suppliers and lead the SsangYong purchase team in significantly reducing material costs and driving sourcing synergies with Mahindra.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before his assignment at SsangYong Motors, Hemant was Head of Manufacturing\u2014Mahindra Automotive Sector, where he provided strategic direction in improving productivity, worker involvement, and raising standards through initiatives like \u2018Quality First\u2019.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to joining the Mahindra Group in 2000, Hemant spent 9 years with Maruti Suzuki.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14771,"menu_order":0,"template":"","team_designation":[],"team_department":[75,74],"class_list":["post-14770","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_department-2025-macro-speakers","team_department-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hemant Sikka - ET Edge Supply Chain Management Fest 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hemant Sikka - ET Edge Supply Chain Management Fest 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mr. Hemant Sikka serves as the MD &amp; CEO of Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL) and a Member of the Group Executive Board at Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd. 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