YOGESH MUNJAL is one of the most successful and eminent Industrialist in the Automobile Industry. He is currently holding the position of Chairman & Managing Director of Munjal Showa Limited (a Hero Group Company).He has an entrepreneurial style of management that is a perfect blend of enthusiasm and dynamism and tends to focus on people’s strengths to bring out the best in them for the progress and prosperity of self as well as for the Organization.
He was born on Feb 13, 1940 in Lahore, Punjab to parents, Satyanand Munjal and Pushpavati Munjal. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from IIT, Roorkee. Ever since he finished his formal education, he was associated with many of the Hero Group companies in the capacity of CEO and contributed for in transforming companies into world leaders.
His journey with Munjal Showa started in the year 1985. MUNJAL SHOWA LIMITED is an ISO 14001, IATF 16949 & OHAS-18001 and TPM excellence consistency / awarded company having collaboration with SHOWA CORPORATION (now HITACHI ASTEMO LTD.) of JAPAN – the largest manufacturers of SHOCKERS in the world. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of world class Automotive Components such as Front Forks, Rear Shock Absorbers for Motorcycles and scooters & Struts, Window Balancers for Vans and Cars. He has nurtured all the three manufacturing plants viz. Gurugram, Manesar and Haridwar with relentless care and concern.
In a career spanning of 50+ years, he has held several leading positions. He was Chairman of CII – TPM Club of India, Founder Chairman of QCFI- Delhi Chapter, President of Gurugram Industrial Association, Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (Haryana Committee), Regional Council Member of Confederation of Indian Industry, an Executive Committee Member of Automotive Component Association of India, President of the Rotary Club of Delhi Southend during the year 1991-92 & Vice Chairman of Rotary Education Foundation R.I. District – 3010 and was on the Board of PANIIT Alumni Association.
Currently he is Emeritus Chairman of Quality Circle Forum of India (Delhi Chapter), Director of Hero Cycles Limited, Chairman of Indian National Suggestion Schemes’ Association. (INSSAN) – (Northern India Chapter), Chairman of CII- Cluster of Competitiveness Committee, Executive Committee Member of Alumni Association of Roorkee, Patron of Arya Samaj, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi, Patron of Alumni Association of National Institute of Technology, Life Member of Indian Institute of Public Administration, Member of National Safety Council, India Habitat Center, All India Management Association, Senior Active Member of Rotary Club of Delhi Southend and Vice Chairman of DAV School, Gurugram and Lala Diwan Chand Trust, Trustee in Vedic Sadhan Ashram, Dehradun and also working President of Shri Maharish Dayanand SaraswatiSamarak Trust, Tankara. He is honoured with an Honorary Doctorate degree by Rabindra Nath Tagore University, Bhopal.
He’s blessed with a son and daughter; both are well settled in their respective lives.
Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards including TPM Excellence Consistency Award from JIPM, Japan for Gurugram and Manesar plant and Life Time Achievement Award from Rotary Club (Delhi Chapter) and from Alumni Association of Roorkee, he has also received Best Client Award from Leadership Management Institute, USA.
He strongly believes in promoting education and is actively involved in corporate social activities of Educational institute, Hospitals, Spiritual & Religious institutions. His motto is to spread happiness and peace in the universe.