Material subsidiary appoints CEO and Whole-Time Director; outgoing WTD moved in inter-group transfer
Amber's material subsidiary IL JIN Electronics has appointed Satendra Singh as CEO and Whole-Time Director for 5 consecutive years from 16th October 2026.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Appointment Term
- 5 (Five) consecutive years from 16th October 2026
- Incoming CEO Age
- 55 years
- Incoming CEO Experience
- over 35 years in global supply chain and electronics manufacturing
Leadership change at a material subsidiary
Amber Enterprises India Limited informed the stock exchanges about changes in the board of directors and key managerial personnel of IL JIN Electronics (India) Limited, a material subsidiary, both effective 16th October 2026.
- Appointment: Mr. Satendra Singh appointed Chief Executive Officer and Whole-Time Director for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years.
- Cessation: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Arora ceased to hold the office of Whole Time Director with effect from close of business hours on 16th October 2026.
Why the outgoing director stepped down
The company said the cessation followed an Inter-Group Transfer that changed his role and responsibilities within the Group, in line with the Group's long-term objectives. He will continue to be associated with the Group and provide strategic guidance and mentorship to the management team. In his resignation letter, Mr. Arora said the resignation is solely on account of the inter-group transfer and that there are no other material reasons.
Profile of the incoming CEO
- Age: 55 years
- Qualification: B-Tech in Electronics Engineering from Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur; MS in Manufacturing Management from BITS Pilani; Advanced Management programme at IIM Bangalore
- Experience: over 35 years in global supply chain and electronics manufacturing across consumer, industrial, telecommunication and EMS industries
- Began his career as an engineer at Tektronix, with later engineering and quality roles at C-DOT, Samsung and APC by Schneider Electric
- Served as Chief Executive Officer of Syrma SGS Technology Limited, a listed EMS company, where he led the newly merged and listed entity
- 15 years at Nokia in global leadership roles, including building and scaling India's largest telecom infrastructure manufacturing facility in Chennai into a global supply hub serving more than 35 countries
- Later global roles in strategy, business operations and hardware service delivery, with his last role based in Finland overseeing global hardware services across more than 50 countries
- Built and scaled Flex International's mobile manufacturing business in India across Chennai, Bangalore and Pondicherry
- The update states he is not related to any of the directors
What this means for a retail reader
IL JIN Electronics is described in the update as a material subsidiary of Amber, so changes at its top management are relevant to how the group runs that business. The intimation is a leadership update: a new CEO and Whole-Time Director takes charge for 5 (Five) consecutive years, while the outgoing Whole Time Director moves to another role within the Group rather than leaving it. The stated reason is an internal transfer, and the resignation letter rules out other material reasons.
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More numbers
- Term of appointment as CEO and Whole-Time Director5 (Five) consecutive years
- Age of incoming CEO55 years
- Experience of incoming CEOover 35 years
- Years spent at Nokia15 years
- Countries served by the Chennai supply hubmore than 35 countries
- Countries covered by global hardware servicesmore than 50 countries
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