Sulajja Firodia Motwani (born 26 August 1970) is an Indian entrepreneur. She is currently the vice-chairperson of

Kinetic Engineering Limited Kinetic Engineering Limited is an Indian automotive manufacturer. The company was founded in the year 1972 by H. K. Firodia. Today it is an automotive component manufacturer which formerly sold two-wheelers under the brand names Kinetic Honda and l ...

and is the founder and CEO of Kinetic Green Energy & Power Solutions Limited. The Kinetic Group witnessed expansion during her term. From being a mere

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manufacturer it has set its foothold in the industry as a manufacturer offering a complete range of two wheelers right from

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. She has recently restructured the group to expand group activities into automotive systems and green energy. Most notably, she has founded a company, Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions, that aims to launch electric autos, buggies and small electric taxis.

Early life

Sulajja was born on 26 August 1970. She completed her graduation in Commerce from

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in 1990. She is an MBA holder from

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. She is the granddaughter of H. K. Firodia, founder of

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and the daughter of

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, founder and present Chairman of the Firodia Group. Throughout her studies, she has been a rank holder. Her name appeared in the toppers list in the SSC examinations and she topped the state in HSC examinations. She was a vice-president for a youth run organization,

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in Pune for which she is currently a board advisor.

Personal life

Sulajja is married to Manish Motwani and is the mother to a 19-year-old son, Sidhant. She is a fitness enthusiast and a marathon runner. She has been

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about

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especially

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. She is also fond of pursuing adventurous

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, sky diving and

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Career

She recently formed a JV with Tonino Lamborghini, SpA, to bring global design and technology for electric and solar golf carts and tourism vehicles, which will be manufactured in India and marketed globally. She is also the Vice Chairperson of Kinetic Engineering Ltd. She is responsible for Kinetic group’s overall business strategy and development. Kinetic Group’s business interests include Automobile Manufacturing, auto components including Powertrain Systems, Green Energy, Multilevel parking solutions, Elevators & Escalators. Kinetic’s partners include companies like Hyundai, Lamborghini, Taigene Electrical, Magna etc. Before joining Kinetic Motor Company, she worked for a period of four years with an investment

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company, BARRA International, based in California. She played a major role in setting the operations of the Kinetic Motor Company in India. Sulajja played a major role in designing and implementing new strategies for the company. She is also performing the role of the

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of Kinetic Motor Company and Kinetic Green Energy limited. She is in charge of the Group`s overall business

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activities.

References

External links

Indian Entrepreneurs:Sulajja Firodia Motwani
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