Shabab Jafri

Techno-Commercial Professional with 20+ years of experience in Storage Energy segment i.e. Industrial batteries, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and Energy Backup solutions. Expertise in Lead Acid, Lithium-ion (LFP), and energy storage integration across sectors including Power, Telecom, Railways, Solar, and Infrastructure.

Strong background in business development, project execution, and techno-commercial strategy with proven success in driving revenue growth and deploying large-scale energy storage solutions.

Assistant General Manager - Leoch Batteries India Ltd.

(2024-03)

A leading global manufacturer of Lead and Lithium Battery with 2.85B USD turnover

• Leading enterprise business for Lead Acid and Lithium-based battery solutions.
• Driving adoption of Back up and BESS solutions in industrial, telecom, Railways and solar sectors.
• Managing OEM partnerships and key accounts.

Sales & Marketing Head – North India - NED Energy Ltd. / Power Build Batteries

(2017-01 - 2024-02)

A reputed manufacturer for Industrial Batteries

• Managed regional business operations with revenue exceeding ₹20 Cr.
• Delivered containerized BESS solutions using T-Gel batteries.
• Expanded presence in solar and industrial energy storage markets.

Head – Project Sales (Industrial North) - Exide Industries Ltd.

(2007-01 - 2016-12)

A leading and largest Battery manufacturing company in India with around 2B USD turnover

• Handled large industrial battery projects with annual business of ₹28 Cr+.
• Introduced advanced battery technologies including OPzS systems.
• Executed projects across power utilities, oil & gas, and infrastructure sectors.

Asst. Manager – Sales - HBL Power Systems Ltd.

(2004-01 - 2007-08)

• Developed industrial battery (Lead Acid and Ni-Cd Battery) sales in Power, telecom and railway sectors.
• Achieved consistent revenue growth and customer expansion.

Sr. Sales Engineer - Stanvac India Ltd. - Delhi and Haryana Region

(2000-01 - 2003-12)

Sales Engineer - Amigo Systems & Engg Pvt. Ltd

(1999-01 - 2000-12)

B Tech - Mechanical - Aligarh Muslim University (1994-01 - 1998-12)

Diploma - Advance Computing - C-DAC Noida (2001-01 - 2001-12)