Rajiv Bajaj

Rajiv Bajaj (born 21 December 1966) is an Indian businessman, and the managing director of Bajaj Auto since 2005. He introduced the Pulsar range of motorcycles[1] credited with reviving the fortunes of the ailing company.[2][3]

Rajiv Bajaj
Born (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
OccupationManaging Director of Bajaj Group
SpouseDeepa Bajaj
Children1

India Today magazine ranked him #42nd in their India's 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list.[4]

Early life and education

Rajiv Bajaj completed his schooling from St Ursula High School in Akurdi, Pune. He graduated in first class, with distinction, in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune in 1988, and then completed his masters in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, with distinction, from the University of Warwick in 1990.

Career

He has since worked at Bajaj Auto in the areas of Manufacturing & Supply Chain (1990–95), R&D and Engineering (1995-2000), and Marketing and Sales (2000-2005), and has been its Managing Director since April 2005.

References
  1. T. Surendar; Ashish K. Mishra (12 July 2009). "The Comeback Kid". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. Vinod Mahanta; Moinak Mitra (6 December 2013). "How Rajiv Bajaj's mentoring relationship with Jack Trout changed the way Bajaj Auto is run". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Suveen K. Sinha (29 September 2013). "The Quadricycle Diaries". Business Today. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017.


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