The Govt of India has cleared the appointment of Shri Kaipa Venkata Suresh Kumar as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) till the date of his superannuation i.e.30.06.2026. Currently, he is serving as General Manager, BEL. .
Shri Kaipa Venkata Suresh Kumar takes over as Director (Marketing)BEL on June 16, 2023. Shri Suresh Kumar is a recipient of the prestigious Raksha Mantri’s Excellence Award. Under his able tutelage, many patents / copy rights have been created by his teams. ..
In an eventful career spanning 34 years at BEL, Shri Kumar has gained rich experience in diverse technology areas dealing with all major customer segments, and played a pivotal role in driving business development through R&D.
He has worked in all phases of product development life-cycle, including conceptualization, design, development, qualification, installation and commissioning, field trials and induction of systems. He has in-depth knowledge and understanding of the end user’s needs / requirements, and the means to meet them. He was instrumental in realising an above 90 Mn USD export order from Airbus for the supply of EW Suite, the single largest export order received by BEL. He also introduced new products and generated future business opportunities worth about Rs. 4,000 Cr.
Since 2021, he has been serving as the Chief Indigenisation Officer of BEL and has made significant contributions to the Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. BEL has saved more than Rs. 1,000 Cr FE in the last two years through indigenisation efforts. The company has also contributed over 100 products to the Positive Indigenisation lists promulgated by the Ministry of Defence,. A majority of these products are under development through the Make II route.
