The Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA) has announced a significant leadership transition as it gears up to play a bigger role in India’s electronics manufacturing and semiconductor growth story.
V Sriram Kumar, who previously served as President of the association, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. He brings over three decades of industry experience, including a significant stint at FANUC India — the Japanese automation and robotics company — and more than 25 years of involvement with ELCIA in various honorary roles. In his new capacity as CEO, Sriram will drive ELCIA’s strategic initiatives, deepen industry collaboration, and build long-term institutional capabilities that align with India’s national priorities in electronics manufacturing and semiconductors.
Alongside this, Sujaya Shashikiran — Executive Chairperson of Hical Private Limited, a leading manufacturer of electro-mechanical systems for global aerospace and defence applications — has taken over as President of ELCIA. She will work closely with the Executive Committee to provide strategic direction and governance.
The timing of this change is telling. ELCIA is actively shifting its role from being an industry representative body to an ecosystem enabler. Among its key initiatives is the Electronics Centre of Excellence (e-COE), which aims to build India’s indigenous sensor development capability and create homegrown IP. The association is also investing in the Electronics Skill Development Centre (ESDC) and the ELCIA Tech Hub — a cluster-based platform designed to support co-development, prototyping, and collaboration between industry, startups, and research institutions.
This leadership change signals ELCIA’s intent to move from advocacy to action, right at a time when India’s electronics and semiconductor ambitions are at an all-time high.
