Orient Electric

Orient Electric Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment manufacturer, based in New Delhi and part of CKA Birla Group. It makes fans, lighting, home appliances and switchgears. Orient Electric has manufacturing facilities in Kolkata, Faridabad, Hyderabad and Noida. It exports fans from India to over 30 international markets.^[4][5]

Orient Electric

Company type	Public
Traded as	BSE: 541301 NSE: ORIENTELEC
ISIN	INE142Z01019
Industry	Electrical equipment Home Appliances FMEG
Founded	1954; 71 years ago (1954)
Founder	C. K. Birla
Headquarters	New Delhi[1] , India
Area served	Worldwide[2]
Key people	Ravindra Singh Negi (Managing Director & CEO)
Products	Home appliances Fans Lighting Switchgear [3]
Number of employees	1000
Parent	CKA Birla Group
Website	orientelectric.com

Orient Electric was a division of Orient Paper & Industries, until its demerger in 2018.^[6]

History

On 14 July 2023, Orient Electric announced the resignation of Managing Director and CEO Rajan Gupta. On 15 July 2023, Desh Deepak Khetrapal was appointed as the new Managing Director.^[7]

On 31 May 2024, Orient Electric appointed Ravindra Singh Negi as its Managing Director and CEO, succeeding Deepak Khetrapal.^[8]