CHENNAI: Vayona Energy, India and South Asia’s leading wind turbine original equipment manufacturer (OEM), on Monday announced the appointment of Pritesh Vinay as chief executive officer, effective January 5, 2026.
The appointment marks a milestone in Vayona Energy’s evolution as an independent platform following the acquisition of Siemens Gamesa’s onshore wind business in India and Sri Lanka.
Incidentally, the company is backed by TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm, MAVCO Investments, a private company belonging to select members of the Murugappa family, Prashant Jain, an industry veteran and continues its technology collaboration with Siemens Energy as a strategic shareholder.
With this leadership transition, Vayona Energy is set to accelerate its growth strategy-focused on scale, operational excellence, capital efficiency, and customer-centric innovation at a time when India’s wind sector is entering a new phase of expansion and consolidation.
Pritesh brings 25 years of leadership experience across renewable energy, infrastructure, capital markets and large scale project execution. Prior to this Pritesh built a distinguished career at the JSW Group, Goldman Sachs, Edelweiss Capital and the Aditya Birla Group, developing a rare combination of strategic, financial and operational expertise, particularly relevant for scaling complex industrial platforms.