Veejay Ram Nakra is the President of the Automotive Division of Mahindra & Mahindra and a member of Mahindra’s Group Executive Board. He is also the Joint Managing Director of Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited (MEAL). His portfolio consists of multiple domestic and global business segments which include SUVs and Commercial Vehicles. Veejay is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mahindra and Mahindra South Africa and a Director on the Board of NBS International.

Veejay has held various strategic and leadership positions over the past 28 years at M&M. Early in his career, he was a part of the core team that developed and launched ‘Scorpio’. After establishing ‘Scorpio’ as its first brand manager, he was responsible for Mahindra’s international business in Sub Sahara Africa region as CEO, Mahindra South Africa. On his return to India, Veejay held the National Sales Head- Automotive Division position, which was followed by a stint as Chief of Sales & Marketing. His last role, before becoming President, was that of Chief Executive Officer of the Automotive Division.

Veejay is a member of the SIAM Executive Committee. He has been associated with Antarang (an NGO) and is passionate about personally mentoring young minds for career planning and skill-building for higher employability.

Veejay is a graduate in mechanical engineering from MIT, Manipal & a full-time PGDBA in Marketing from NMIMS, Mumbai. He has attended several international leadership development programs, such as Mahindra Universe at Harvard in 2013, 2019 and 2023. Veejay was, also, part of the Future Leaders Program in 2016-17, a joint initiative of M&M, Yale University, and IMD, Switzerland.