The veteran technology leader brings more than three decades of experience across manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, ports and enterprise IT, with a track record in digital transformation and large-scale technology operations.
Kishore Hirani, who recently served as President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Amara Raja Group, has joined Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd as Group Chief Information Officer. His appointment marks a new chapter in a technology leadership career spanning more than three decades across industrial, infrastructure, energy and manufacturing businesses.
Hirani spent over 10 years at Amara Raja Group, where he led the organisation’s IT strategy and digital transformation agenda across its businesses. His responsibilities covered enterprise systems, artificial intelligence, data, cybersecurity, IT governance and digital manufacturing. Among his key initiatives were group-wide ERP transformation programmes, including SAP Ariba and Salesforce, as well as digital manufacturing solutions for battery production facilities and emerging electric vehicle battery operations.
At Lloyds Metals & Energy, Hirani will take on a group-wide technology mandate, aligning enterprise IT with business priorities, strengthening digital capabilities and supporting operational efficiency as the company expands its mining and metals operations.
His previous leadership assignments include serving as CIO at Adani Ports and Logistics, where he worked across infrastructure and logistics, and at Gujarat Gas, part of the BG Group. Earlier, he spent nearly 13 years at GE, heading the GE Energy India SAP and IT Centre. His career began at Mukand Ltd in process computerisation, followed by a software engineering role at Blue Star Infotech.
“Technology must move beyond enabling business processes to becoming a strategic driver of growth, operational efficiency and transformation.”
Hirani’s professional experience spans enterprise resource planning, digital transformation, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, mobility, outsourcing and technology governance. He has also led large-scale IT programmes, captive technology operations and regional IT functions, including work across subsidiaries in Asia and the Middle East.
His academic and executive development background includes a BE in Computer Technology from the University of Mumbai, an MBA from K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, and leadership programmes at the Indian School of Business and GE Crotonville.
The move comes as Lloyds Metals & Energy continues to expand its industrial footprint, increasing the importance of integrated enterprise systems, data-led operations and technology governance. Hirani’s experience across manufacturing, energy and infrastructure positions him to support the technology foundations required for the group’s next phase of growth.