Venu Nuguri

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Managing Director - India at Hitachi

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

N Venu is the MD & CEO for India and South Asia at Hitachi Energy and MD of Hitachi India. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Warangal, he has nearly four decades of experience leading major energy infrastructure projects. He is also the Chairman (2024-25) for the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Karnataka.

From a young age, Venu was curious about how gadgets worked, which inspired his engineering career. Outside of work, he is an avid golfer and applies lessons from the sport, such as patience and strategic thinking, to his professional life. He credits his mother and his current boss as key mentors in his life.

Unique fact: He believes golf is a great teacher of patience, strategic thinking, and navigating challenges.

Personality Overview

Slow To Decisions

Calm

Procedural

They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally.  Their motivation stems from the impact that their decisions can have on the organization.
 They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people.

Topics They Care About

Energy Transition
He frequently speaks on India's energy revolution, focusing on integrating renewable energy, grid modernization, and achieving net-zero goals through policy and technology.
Sustainable Infrastructure
He leads nation-building projects, including HVDC technology, to create a more sustainable, flexible, and secure energy grid for India.
Digital Transformation
He is focused on integrating IT and Operational Technology (OT) to drive digital-centric growth and create more value for customers across Hitachi's businesses.

Media Appearances

Venu has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Managing Director - India at Hitachi
10-2021
Managing Director & CEO - India & South Asia, and Member of Global Executive Team at Hitachi Energy
4-2024 - 3-2025
Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council (2024-25) at CII Southern Region
3-2023 - 4-2024
Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council (2023-24) at CII Southern Region
7-2020 - 10-2021
Managing Director & CEO - India & South Asia, and Member of Executive Team at Hitachi ABB Power Grids

Education

2008 - 2008
SLDP from IMD
2005 - 2005
Leadership Development Program from Indian School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Venu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If possible, connect them to existing customers
  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions
  • Talk about refund and cancellation policy if the need arises

DONT's

  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Avoid saying anything that sounds like a risky proposition

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Venu is

  • Low risk, approval of other stakeholders and successful process-based evaluation are most important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Venu

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Venu move?

  • They do not like to rush, so they could be slow in making decisions.
  • Can Venu take some risk or not?

  • They are risk-averse and like to make decisions that others support.

You And Venu

Personality Compatibility


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