Nissan today announced the appointment of Arun Malhotra as the new Managing Director for Nissan Motor India, the 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co, Japan.
Malhotra will report to Guillaume Sicard, President - Nissan India Operations. He will be based in Nissan's Sales & Marketing headquarters in Mumbai.
In this role, Malhotra will be responsible for developing business strategies to maximize Nissan's overall performance, managing product introduction and significantly increasing the presence and accessibility of the Nissan and Datsun brands through continuing network expansion.
Prior to joining Nissan, Malhotra was the chief of International Sales and Marketing for the automotive and farm sector of Mahindra & Mahindra. With over 30 years of experience Malhotra has worked with Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki. He has a BE in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.