New Delhi: Gurpratap S Boparai has resigned as Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) CEO of automotive enterprise in Europe and CEO- MTBD (Mahindra Truck & Buses Division) & CE (Building Tools). His final working day on the firm might be Could 31, 2024.
Boparai has “determined to pursue alternatives exterior the Mahindra Group,” as per an inside round of the corporate accessed by ETAuto.
He performed a big position within the firm’s MTBD and CE enterprise, driving the divestment and all associated actions at Peugeot Bikes and oversaw APF (Automobili Pininfarina).
With over three a long time of expertise within the automotive trade, Boparai joined the Mahindra Group in January 2022. Previous to this, he was the Managing Director of the Indian subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group reporting on to its international CEO Thomas Schaeffer. He spent near 45 months on the firm and left in December 2021.
Earlier, he was appointed because the MD of Skoda Auto India Non-public Restricted in 2018 the place he led the restructuring of all of the group manufacturers below a brand new entity – Skoda Auto Volkswagen India which provided the Czech model the lead accountability within the nation.
Previous to Skoda Auto Volkswagen, Boparai was answerable for the industrialisation of the primary Jeep mannequin in India – the Compass SUV. He was the CEO of Fiat India Non-public Restricted for nearly 5 years.
In transition from Gurpratap, Auto & Farm sector’s CFO (Chief Finance Officer) Rajeev Goyal will present oversight to the APF enterprise. He has been related to the Group in several roles for about 18 years.
Vinod Sahay, President and CPO (Chief Buy Officer) at APF and President for Aerospace & Defence will take up a further accountability of MTBD and CE.
Related to Mahindra for nearly 9 years, he was earlier working as Enterprise Head- I&MHCV vans, telematics enterprise, AMC enterprise at Tata Motors.
Sahay will proceed to report back to Anish Shah, Group CEO & MD, Mahindra Group for Aerospace & Defence. Moreover, he’ll report back to Rajesh Jejurikar, Govt Director- Auto & Farm Tools for his obligations associated to CPO (AFS), MTBD & CE.