Cyient Elevates Andrew Smith as Chief Operating Officer to Drive Global Growth

In his new role, Andrew Smith will help expand Cyient's delivery operations, develop skilled talent and improve customer experience. He will also focus on making the company's operations more efficient, scalable, and customer-focused.

Andrew has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, operations, and business leadership. Before joining Cyient, he worked in senior leadership roles at Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Bombardier Transportation.

During his nine years at Cyient, Andrew has held several leadership positions in the Transportation and Semiconductor businesses. He has played an important role in driving business growth, strategy, and operational performance.

Along with becoming COO, Andrew will continue to serve as Business Head – Transportation. In this role, he will lead Cyient's global transportation business and support customers in highly regulated and safety-critical industries.

Commenting on the appointment, Sukamal Banerjee, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Cyient, said, "Andrew has demonstrated the ability to lead complex businesses with clarity, discipline, and a strong customer focus needed to drive Cyient's next phase of transformation. His deep understanding of our business, combined with his track record of delivering results in complex engineering environments, makes him ideally suited for this role. I am confident that under his leadership, we will further strengthen our operational excellence, execution agility, and customer experience. I look forward to partnering with him to advance Cyient into its next orbit of innovation, scale, and market leadership."

"I also want to extend my sincere gratitude to Prabhakar Atla for his significant contributions to the company and wish him the best in his future endeavors," he added.

Speaking on his appointment, Andrew Smith, said, "Cyient has built an exceptional reputation for solving some of the industry's most demanding engineering challenges through deep domain expertise, strong engineering capability, and extraordinary talent. Having spent nearly a decade with the organization, I have seen firsthand the trust customers put in Cyient and the collaborative culture that defines our success. I am honored to take on this responsibility and excited about the opportunity ahead. We have strong foundations in place, and I look forward to working with our teams to strengthen our capabilities, invest in future leaders, and create an even greater value for our customers. Together, we will continue to build a stronger, more integrated organization and position Cyient for its next phase of growth."

About Cyient

Cyient is a global engineering company that provides services throughout the entire product lifecycle, from design and development to maintenance and support. It works with more than 300 customers and has over 15,000 employees across 30+ countries.

The company combines engineering expertise, industry knowledge, and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver smart engineering solutions. It serves industries such as aerospace, rail, automotive, mobility, connectivity, energy, healthcare, mining, utilities, and many others.