Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar, 43, is Executive Vice President of Mahindra & Mahindra Group’s Automotive Sector. He institutionalized M&M’s brand management structure and created long-term product strategy. He is also the Managing Director of Mahindra Renault, M&M’s joint venture with the French auto major which has launched Logan successfully.

Mr. Jejurikar is a management graduate of S P Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, 1986 batch, with a specialization in Marketing. He was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship for a senior management programme at Manchester Business School, UK in 2003. He attended the “The Advanced Management Program” at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in 2007.

He has worked with leading firms like Marico, Voltas and FCB Ulka Advertising.

As EVP at M&M, Mr. Jejurikar is responsible for sales, service and brand management for the Automotive Sector. He has been associated with creating successful brands such as Scorpio, Bolero & Champion.

Under his leadership, M&M received many accolades and awards such as:-
• Indian Express – Award for Excellence in Marketing.
• Launch of the Year for Scorpio by India Leadership Summit         and   Silver Award for Scorpio at the EFFIES. Besides, the       Scorpio also won the S.P. Jain Marketing Impact Award
• Car of the Year Award for Scorpio (BBC, CNBC - Auto Car,    Business Standard)
• Business Standard Derby Awarded Scorpio 'Launch of the      Year'
•  Bolero was also a finalist at the 2001 EFFIES

He has been a member of the Advertising Awards Jury and Media Awards Jury of the Ad Club. He is a visiting faculty at S P Jain Institute since 1994 and has been guest lecturer at IIM – Ahmedabad.