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Apollo Tyres Appoints Parmeshwaran Iyer as Chief Supply Chain Officer

Published:

February 18, 2025

Author:

James Lockwood

Apollo Tyres Strengthens Global Supply Chain with Appointment of Parmeshwaran Iyer

Apollo Tyres has announced the appointment of Parmeshwaran Iyer as its current Chief Supply Chain Officer. Iyer will be responsible for leading and optimising the company's global supply chain operations, ensuring efficiency in demand forecasting, production planning, logistics, and stakeholder coordination. His role will be pivotal in driving operational excellence, improving competitiveness, and supporting sustainable growth across Apollo Tyres' global markets.

Industry Veteran With Global Experience

Bringing over two decades of experience in supply chain management, Iyer joins Apollo Tyres from Beiersdorf AG, where he previously served as Global Vice President, Digital Supply Chain. In that role, he led the company’s supply chain digitalisation strategy, implementing transformative initiatives across Germany, UAE, Russia, and India.





His expertise spans planning, logistics, customer service, and cost management, with a particular focus on sales and operations planning (S&OP;), logistics excellence, and cost-to-serve optimisation. Before driving digital transformation at Beiersdorf, Iyer spearheaded the company’s global competency team, responsible for enhancing supply chain capabilities.

Beyond his work at Beiersdorf, he has held leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Total Energies India, and Daikin Airconditioning, overseeing regional supply chain operations for diverse and complex markets, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia/CIS, and Southwest Asia.

Strategic Vision for Apollo Tyres

Iyer’s appointment aligns with Apollo Tyres' broader strategy of enhancing supply chain efficiency through digitalisation and sustainability initiatives. He will be based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Gurugram, India, reporting directly to Nee

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