Luminous | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Electric power |
Founded | 1988 |
Founder | Rakesh Malhotra |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Preeti Bajaj (MD and CEO) Ganesh Moorthi (CTO) Neelima Burra (CMO) Sant Kumar Verma (CFO) |
Brands | Luminous Amaze |
Owner | Schneider Electric (74%) |
Website | luminousindia |
Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd., stylized as LUMINOUS is an Indian electricals and home appliances manufactures company, headquarters is based in Gurgaon, India. Their products include Inverter, Batteries, Solar off-grid and battery. Since July 1, 2022 Preeti Bajaj is MD and CEO of Luminous Power Technologies. [1] Indian former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is brand ambassador of LPT since May 2010. [2]
Luminous Power Technologies was founded in 1988 by engineering graduate Rakesh Malhotra. Luminous was seeded with 4 people in 600 sq ft space in South Delhi. [3] [4]
In 2011, French company Schneider Electric acquired a 74% stake of Luminous Power. [5] [6]
In April 2022, wires and cables manufacturer RR Kabel Ltd. acquired Luminous Power's Home Electrical Business (HEB) from Schneider Electric. [5]
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