Playing a pivotal role
Rohit Saboo is the President & CEO of National Engineering Industries Limited (NEIL), the second-largest bearing manufacturer in India. NEIL has a global presence in more than 21 countries across five continents.

Saboo was appointed the President & CEO of NEIL on July 1, 2008. At NEIL, he is responsible for the overall operations and growth of the business. In his previous assignment as the Vice President (R&D and Manufacturing), his responsibilities included research and development activities including design and development of new bearings and machines. He was also the custodian for import purchases of raw material and machinery. Additionally, Saboo played the pivotal role in the manufacturing activities of two main divisions of NEIL, viz., taper bearing division and large diameter bearings division. Before being associated with NEI in Jaipur, Saboo served as the Executive Assistant to the Chairman, C K Birla.

Saboo is an engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. He has also participated in the Columbia Senior Executive Program in 2005 at the Columbia University, NY.