Yegneswaran A

Yegneswaran A. – Engineering Leadership and Strategic Cost Transformation Expert

A thought Leader with over three decades of experience leading complex product development and driving transformative operational strategies across Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Industrial, Automotive and Construction Sectors with a career spanning in global corporates like GE Vernova, Baker Hughes, Eicher Motors & L&T.

A certified Independent Director and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and is known for building high-performance teams, launching complex NPIs, and delivering YoY growth. Expertise spans cost modelling, VAVE, and region-specific benchmarking, with a proven track record of enhancing product margins through design optimization, localization, and supplier collaboration.

• Engineering Leadership & Team Building: Expertise in Team Building, setting up Processes, adept at coaching, mentoring, and performance management, ensuring teams consistently exceed leadership expectations.

• Strategic Cost Leadership & Value Engineering (VAVE): Has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to significantly enhance product profitability. through design optimization, localization, and strategic supplier negotiations.
• Product Development & Innovation: Has hands-on experience in Leading full product lifecycle, from the design and development of commercial vehicles and MV switches to setting up New Product Introduction (NPI) processes for advanced flow metering product lines. He is also an innovator, having developed a proprietary flow algorithm and led teams to file multiple patents.
• Operational Excellence & Process Optimization: As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he is expert in streamlining operations. Some of the examples are Automation of Requisition Engineering Process, Flow meter application Engineering, Process improvements at Supplier locations for Casting, Forging & Thermistor Manufacturing etc., 

Has led cross-functional teams to deliver multimillion-dollar productivity gains, pioneered automation in engineering workflows, and filed multiple patents in flow metering technologies. His leadership style blends strategic systems thinking with hands-on technical depth, empowering teams through structured processes, actionable tools, and a relentless focus on field-validated outcomes.