Mr. Bali has an illustrious career spanning nearly four decades in the automotive industry. Prior to spearheading the Volvo Group India as its Managing Director, He worked with a couple of leading Indian & multi-national organisations (Escorts, SAME Deutz-Fahr & LeeBoy) in senior executive positions.

He is a Member of Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar and a Member of the Governing Board of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore. He is also an Invitee Member of Board of Governors, Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) University.

In December 2019, Mr. Bali was knighted and awarded one of Sweden’s highest honour in the Royal Order of the ‘Polar Star: Commander’ by Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Sweden. He is the recipient of the prestigious ‘2019 Machinist Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Times of India Group for his outstanding contribution in the field of Manufacturing. He was also felicitated with ‘Bharat Ratna Sir M Visveswaraya Memorial Award 2023’ by the Governor of Karnataka and ‘the Economic Times Inspiring CEO 2021’.

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