The veteran technology leader brings more than three decades of experience across industrial IT, enterprise systems and digital transformation to support the company’s expanding operations.
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd has appointed Kishore Hirani as Group Chief Information Officer, bringing an experienced technology executive into its leadership as the mining and metals company continues to expand its operations and digital capabilities.
Hirani’s mandate includes aligning enterprise technology with business priorities, strengthening digital capabilities and improving operational efficiency. His experience spans artificial intelligence, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, IT governance and digital manufacturing areas increasingly important as industrial businesses seek to improve productivity, resilience and operational visibility.
He joins Lloyds Metals after more than a decade at Amara Raja Group, where he served as President and Chief Digital and Information Officer. There, he led the group’s technology strategy, enterprise systems, data initiatives, cybersecurity and digital transformation programmes. His work included ERP transformation, SAP Ariba and Salesforce initiatives, as well as digital manufacturing solutions for battery production and emerging electric vehicle battery operations.
Hirani’s career also includes senior technology roles at Adani Ports and Logistics and Gujarat Gas–BG Group. He spent nearly 13 years at GE, where he headed the GE Energy India SAP and IT Centre. He began his career in process computerisation at Mukand Ltd and later worked as a software engineer at Blue Star Infotech.
The appointment comes as industrial companies increasingly look to technology not merely to modernise back-office systems, but to connect data, processes and operational decision-making across complex businesses.
For Lloyds Metals, Hirani’s experience across manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and enterprise technology could help strengthen the digital foundations supporting its growth. The key challenge will be translating technology investments into measurable improvements in efficiency, governance and business performance.