Harish Lakshman is the Chairman of Rane Group, a Rs.7,200 Crores (USD 870 million) automotive components manufacturing group based out of Chennai. Through its 29 manufacturing facilities across India, Rane Group serves customers across 30+ countries. Four of Rane Group companies are listed on Indian stock exchanges. 

Harish started his career as a Management Associate in TRW Automotive Inc. in 1996. He joined Rane Group, in 1998 as AGM-Marketing at Rane TRW Steering Systems. He held positions of increasing responsibilities in the areas of marketing and operations. He became Managing Director in 2008 and under his leadership Rane TRW Steering Systems won the Deming Grand Prize in 2011. Harish has been instrumental in expanding the Group’s international presence and product portfolio. 

As an active member of several industrial associations and government panels, he has been a well-regarded spokesman of the automotive industry. He also played a key role as President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) for the period 2013-14. 

He currently serves in the Past President’s Council and as Chairman of Finance Committee of ACMA. In addition to being a Director in the Rane Group of Companies, Harish serves as an Independent Director in public limited companies like Oriental Hotels Limited, KCP Limited and Lumax Industries Limited.

Harish has been keenly involved in CSR initiatives of Rane Group, as the Trustee of Rane Foundation (RF), a public charitable trust, founded by Rane Companies. He is also the Chairman of Worth Trust and a Trustee of Swabodhini Charitable Trust, both of which serve persons with disabilities. 

He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from BITS, Pilani, and a master's degree in business from Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, USA.