Apollo Tyres today announced the appointment of Salil Gupta as the Chief Financial Officer and Peter Becker as Chief of Research & Technology of the company.
"The appointments reflect Apollo's commitment to long term goals... While Peter brings with him rich product technology experience, Salil's strength lies in his knowledge of managing diverse businesses," company's Vice Chairman and Joint MD Neeraj Kanwar said in a statement.
The two posts were created recently as part of expansion plans in the domestic and global markets, the company said.
Gupta would be overseeing the finance, taxation and accounts functions, while Peter, based out of Germany, would be responsible for establishing an R&D facility there keeping in mind the mobility needs of the European customers, it said.
