Jayadev Galla is the vice chairman and managing director of the Indian multinational conglomerate company, Amara Raja Group. |
He represents the Guntur constituency in Andhra Pradesh in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha of India. |
Jayadev Galla moved to the USA at a young age and lived there for about 22 years. |
While studying at the University of Illinois, he joined the ‘Lambda Chi Alpha’ fraternity. |
After his studies, he worked as an international sales executive at GNB Battery Technologies in the United States. |
In 1992, he returned to India and began managing the sales and service network of Amara Raja, his father's company. |
He initiated a joint venture in 1992 between Amara Raja Group and Johnson Controls International to form Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL). |
Amara Raja Batteries Limited's brand, Amaron, is a renowned lead-acid battery manufacturing company in India. |
In 2003, Jayadev Galla was appointed as the managing director of Amara Raja Batteries Limited and later became its vice chairman. |
In August 2013, he became the vice chairman of the entire Amara Raja Group of Companies. |
In 2021, ARBL's board members decided to invest in green technologies to expand their business. |
Jayadev Galla has delivered over 100 speeches in the Indian Parliament on various public interest matters. |
Before entering politics, he assisted his mother by working as her political manager. |
Sources indicate that Jayadev Galla is one of the wealthiest politicians in India. |
In 2014, he was the richest candidate from Andhra Pradesh contesting the Lok Sabha elections. |