The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) has announced the new executive council (EC), including Akshay Aggarwal, senior director of engineering , MediaTek; Dr Hemang Shah, senior director government affairs, Applied Materials; Pradeep Kumar Vajram, managing partner, 7Rays; Raghu Panicker, chief executive officer, Kaynes SemiCon; Sundeep Gupta, managing director India and vice president central R&D, Alphawave Semi, and Vivek Tyagi, managing director of Sales, Analog Devices.
IESA has also appointed Ruchir Dixit as the chairperson for 2025-26. Dixit brings over 30 years of global leadership experience in both semiconductor and electronic design automation (EDA) industry. He currently serves as the vice president and country manager at Siemens EDA India. Dixit’s appointment and new EC announcement comes at a time when India is taking giant leaps in semiconductor and electronics design led manufacturing.
Prior to his new role as chairperson, Dixit was vice chairman at IESA and has played pivotal role in shaping the IESA community. With broad experience across product engineering, strategic alliances and technology innovation, Ruchir Dixit previously served in senior leadership positions at Mentor Graphics. He is an alumnus of Wayne State University, Michigan and Haas School of Business at University of Berkeley
Commenting on his appointment, Dixit said, “India is at a crucial juncture today. There is an opportunity to become a global powerhouse in the global ecosystem of electronics and semiconductors. The responsibility given to me by the IESA members to lead the industry body is a great privilege for me. IESA represents the entire ecosystem and has always been at the forefront of the sector in fostering innovation, policy, and collaboration. IESA will work with all the stakeholders, member companies, Government of India and various state governments and its partners to drive and accelerate the three goals – Make India a Product Nation, Make a Production Nation and Make India the Skills Nation – for India and for the world.”
Meanwhile, Ashok Chandak, president, IESA, said, “We are delighted to welcome Ruchir Dixit as the Chairperson of IESA, along with the new EC. As we continue to establish India as a global leader in the semiconductor industry, his extensive industry experience will be crucial in guiding our efforts. The association is today seen as the predominant voice of the industry and plays a crucial role in India’s ESDM ecosystem. We look forward to the EC’s leadership and contributions in advancing IESA’s efforts towards growth and innovation in the sector.”
In addition, continuing EC members from last year include Navin Bishnoi (elected as vice chairperson), Rajeev Khushu, Sanjeev Keskar (elected as treasurer), Dr Veerappan VV (advisor) and Ashok Chandak president).
With this fresh leadership, IESA reaffirms its dedication to promoting industry partnerships, talent development and innovations that will enable India’s semiconductor and electronics sector to flourish.
