Nishant Arya is the Vice Chairman & MD of the US $3.3bn global Indian conglomerate JBM Group and Chairman of Linde Wiemann GmbH, Germany.

Today, JBM Group’s portfolio comprises 70 manufacturing plants, 10 power plants and 5 engineering & design centres. The group has a robust footprint across North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East, Africa with presence in over 37 countries. JBM Group is present across sectors such as Electric Vehicles & Buses, EV Charging Infra, EV Aggregates, Environment Management, Renewable Energy, Artificial Intelligence and Auto systems.

Nishant represents the face of today’s young and dynamic business leaders. He graduated in Business Administration from Bradford University, UK and has studied further at the London School of Economics. Mr. Arya has been instrumental in creating industry leadership for JBM Group by strategically synergizing diverse domains, such as energy storage, EV charging and solar power, towards devising an integrated zero-emission solution fostering a green footprint.

As a thought leader in the EV domain, Nishant has set up JBM E-Verse, an end-to-end e-mobility ecosystem which has been indigenously designed to foster faster deployment of electric vehicles in global markets such as Europe, Middle East, Africa, ASEAN, Asia Pacific, Americas among others.

Nishant has been consistently representing India at the UN climate change conference COP27, 28 and 29. Furthermore, he also played an active role in global forums such as Dubai World Expo, World Economic Forum, Davos, WBCSD, etc. representing Indian competencies in domains such as EV ecosystem, new energy, smart cities, etc. Recently, he was also part of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s CEO delegation to Austria and the Indo-German CEO’s forum hosted by India and attended by the Chancellor of Germany.

Nishant has actively engaged with a broad spectrum of global stakeholders to advance sustainable mobility and clean energy initiatives. He has fostered strong working relationships with international organisations such as the Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore, Keppel Infrastructure, Asian Development Bank (ADB), AIIB, IFC, Macquarie to name a few. These collaborations span strategic dialogues, co-investment opportunities, technology investment and policy advocacy, positioning JBM Group at the forefront of global partnerships driving the transition to net-zero and future-ready infrastructure.

He also currently leads multiple portfolios in leadership capacity in several industry bodies in India and across the world. He is currently the Chair of CII Europe India Council, Chair of CII Sustainability Council, Northern Region, Chair of CII Regional Committee on EV & Future Mobility, Northern Region, Chair of the ASSOCHAM National Green Mobility Council, Executive Council Member of ACMA & FICCI and is the key member of SIAM CEO Council.

Nishant has been featured in Hurun India Youth Series U40 Awards 2026, Fortune India – India’s Best CEOs 2024 and has also been felicitated in the prestigious Economic Times 40 Under 40. He has been recognized in the Business World 40 under 40 summit and as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Entrepreneur Media Group, India.

Under Nishant’s stewardship, JBM Group is now part of the prestigious Fortune India 500 organizations and JBM’s manufacturing plants have been felicitated by the Economic Times Most Promising Plants award. The company has also been recognized with ‘Best Innovation award’ by the World Auto Forum. JBM Auto was also awarded the Shared Mobility Solution Provider of the year by Frost & Sullivan and felicitated for Outstanding Green Energy Initiatives in Electric Vehicles by the Indian Federation of Green Energy.