Ashok Leyland has appointed Ganesh Mani as its new President and Chief of Operations. The announcement comes five days after the news of Mani's resignation from Hyundai Motor India, where he was actively contributing to the manufacturing activities. At Ashok Leyland, he will head the entire Operations that include Manufacturing and Sourcing & Supply Chain.

Maini has over three decades of experience working extensively with Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors India. Being a process driven strategic leader, he is said to be a pioneer in innovating new ways of operations and challenging the conventional methods.