#135 Lockdown Leadership: A candid conversion with Sunjay Kapur

Sunjay leads the SONA Group, wherein he plays the roles of Chairman of the Indian entity – Sona Comstar ($210Mn); and the CEO of the European business Sona BLW Praezisionsschmiede GmbH ($300Mn). The group with current consolidated sales of ~$510Mn manufactures automotive components for transmission, driveline, and electrical applications. Sunjay is the Vice President of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) of India. Sunjay is also Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Haryana State Council; Vice Chairman CII Smart Manufacturing Council; as well as a member of the Governing Council of the Indian Public School Society (IPSS), a body that oversees the functioning of his alma mater, The Doon School. He has always been passionate about encouraging entrepreneurship. This pursuit led him to be elected as Global Chairman of The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). He was the first (and so far only) person from India to hold this position.