"Having grown up with multiple mentalities and worked closely with both Europe and Asia, I see this as a unique and enriching combination: Indian entrepreneurship paired with German mindset and precision."
Mitarbeiterportrait von Mike D. Batra.

Mike D. Batra

Management · Co-founder & Managing Director
Germany

With over 20 years of practical experience (including as a director of Indian companies and German and European subsidiaries in India), the co-founder and managing director of the management consultancy Dr. Wamser + Batra GmbH is one of the experts with the longest experience in German-speaking India business.

He studied International Business at Maastricht University and the Stern School of Business, New York (NYU) as well as Political Economy for South Asia at the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), London. His areas of specialization included strategy and finance as well as corporate governance in emerging markets, with a special focus on India.

Not only the WB Group and its companies in India, but also our customers and their local subsidiaries and joint ventures benefit from his ability to successfully establish, expand and manage companies in Europe and India.

As a cosmopolitan with work experience in France, Israel, China, India and with an extensive international network, Mike D. Batra has been active in an intercultural and multinational context since the beginning of his career. He is also a passionate traveler in his spare time and has visited more than 150 countries.

Mike D. Batra has been Thuringia International’s foreign representative for India since 2016 and is an important contact for Thuringian companies and ministries in this role.

Publications by Mike D. Batra

Important information Compliance Strategy
India 2026: The free trade agreement has opened the door—are you ready to walk through it?

Why the EU-India Agreement and Geopolitical Shifts Are Now Forcing Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to Take Action. For a long […]

read more
Schreibtisch mit indischer Flagge, Laptop mit Indien-Karte, Steuerdokumenten und Taschenrechner – symbolisch für die steuerliche Beratung deutscher Unternehmen in Indien.
Important information Compliance Location Sales Sourcing
Historic turning point with homework: The EU-India trade agreement from a practical perspective

Mike Batra and Dr. Johannes Wamser (founder of the India consultancy Wamser + Batra GmbH) in conversation about new impulses […]

read more
Indische und Europäische Flagge
News HR
Stronger than ever: WB sets new standards in India business with Dr. Kasturi Dadhe

WB looks back on over 20 years of consulting experience in the Indian business and is currently developing faster and […]

read more
Frau Kasturi steht im HQ Bochum von WB und lächelt.