Spiro, Africa’s leading electric mobility company, has announced the appointment of Auroasish Choudhuri as Managing Director, West and Central Africa, further strengthening its leadership team as the company enters its next phase of growth and expansion.
Auroasish brings more than two decades of international automotive leadership experience across Africa, Asia, Central and South America, spanning sales, business development, market expansion and business transformation. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of DAG Industries, leading the business across Nigeria and Benin.
Before this, he held senior regional leadership roles at TVS Motor, where he led the company’s businesses across Central and South America. He also served at Escorts Kubota, with responsibility for international sales and business development across markets including the United States, Latin America, West Asia and Sri Lanka.
As Managing Director West and Central Africa, Auroasish will report to Kaushik Burman, CEO Mobility, and play a key role in strengthening Spiro’s mobility business as the company ramps up operations, expands its mobility services and prepares for upcoming market launches across Africa.
His appointment adds further depth to Spiro’s mobility leadership team as the company accelerates its expansion across the continent.
Following its $270 million funding round, Spiro is accelerating its growth and expansion across Africa. Spiro is building an integrated electric mobility ecosystem designed to accelerate the transition away from petrol-powered two-wheelers across the continent.
Its model combines electric motorcycles with an extensive battery-swapping network, enabling riders to exchange depleted batteries for fully charged ones in minutes and making electric mobility more accessible and practical for everyday use.
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Auroasish joins Spiro at a particularly active stage of its growth. Today, the company has more than 130,000 electric motorcycles on the road and has completed more than 50 million battery swaps.
As Spiro ramps up its mobility services and prepares for further market launches, the company continues to build the scale, infrastructure, and local capabilities needed to accelerate Africa’s transition to clean mobility.
Anant Badjatya, CEO of Spiro, said: “Auroasish brings extensive experience in growing and transforming automotive businesses across some of the world’s most dynamic markets. His deep understanding of the sector, combined with his track record in market expansion and operational leadership, will be a strong asset as we continue to scale Spiro across Africa.”
Auroasish Choudhuri, Managing Director West and Central Africa at Spiro, said: “Africa is entering an exciting new phase in the transformation of mobility. I am excited to join Spiro and bring together my automotive expertise and experience of West African markets to support the company’s next phase of growth and expand access to affordable, sustainable mobility across the continent.”
