Guruprasad Mudlapur

Guruprasad Mudlapur has been the President of the Bosch Group in India and the Managing Director of Bosch Limited since July 1, 2023 and Chief Technology Officer of Bosch Limited, since 2022.

He was the Vice President at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions India (now BGSW) in 2013 where he headed the electronics engineering division and was responsible for design & development of Automotive Semiconductors and Electronics Control Units. He was also the Regional President and Managing Director of Bosch Automotive Electronics Pvt Ltd.

Between 2018 and 2022, he was responsible for setting up the project house for Electrification and Hydrogen in Bosch India

Prior to joining Bosch in 2008, he was with NXP Semiconductors at Singapore and The Netherlands involved in Semiconductor development for Mobile phones, in addition to, Personal Communication and Digital Televisions for almost 15 years.

Guruprasad Mudlapur holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University in 1988, and has done his EGMP at IIM-B in 2011.

He is married with two sons. He is an avid cyclist and enjoys reading, travelling and motor biking during his spare time.

Career Stages in Bosch group:

2008 – General Manager, HW & Semiconductor Engineering, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited

2013 – Vice President, Electronics Control Unit design & development, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited

2016 – Regional President & Managing Director of Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited

2018 – Head, Project House Electrifications, Bosch Limited

2021 – Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Bosch Limited

2022 – Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Bosch Limited

2023 – Named Managing Director, Bosch Limited & President, Bosch Group in India

Basic information

About Bosch in India

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end-to-end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies: Bosch Limited – the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India – Bosch Chassis Systems India Private Limited, Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited, Bosch Global Software Technologies, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Limited, BSH Home Appliances Private Limited, ETAS Automotive India Private Limited, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Private Limited, Automobility Services and Solutions Private Limited, Newtech Filter India Private Limited and Mivin Engg.Technologies Private Limited. In India, Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 16 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. The Bosch Group in India employs over 30,500 associates and generated consolidated sales of about Rs. 26,827 crores (3.1 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22 of which Rs. 24,406 crores (2.8 billion euros) are from consolidated sales to third parties. Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over Rs. 11,782 crores (1.39 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22.

Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.in

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 420,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2022). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 88.4 billion euros in 2022. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. With its more than 400 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral since the first quarter of 2020. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 128 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 85,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 44,000 are software engineers.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com, www.twitter.com/BoschPress.