Nissan India ropes in Saurabh Vatsa as Deputy MD

Nissan Motor India (NMIPL) announced the appointment of Saurabh Vatsa as Deputy Managing Director effective January 15.

Vatsa will report to Managing Director Rakesh Srivastava and will support in implementing the ongoing transformation roadmap for India as the company gets ready to deliver on the Mid Term Plan (MTP) and drive into our Ambition 2030 goals.

Vatsa joins Nissan from Stellantis where he was a member of the Stellantis leadership team and was spearheading the Citroen brand since its inception in India and was responsible for all aspects of the business as Brand Head.

Prior to Stellantis, he worked with General Motors (GM) for over two decades including long term assignments in South Korea among several key leadership roles within the company.

Frank Torres, President, Nissan India Operations, said, “We are excited to on-board Saurabh at Nissan Motor India as Deputy Managing Director at this crucial juncture for the company as we head into 2024. His appointment underpins our commitment to invest $600m USD (5300 crores INR) in India as part of the Alliance and introduce more products for the Indian consumer as part of the transformation plan. We are certain, the next phase of growth for Nissan is going to be exciting for all of us as we build on the success of the Nissan Magnite.”

In this new role, he will support the leadership for Nissan’s transformation plan and prepare the company for its next phase as outlined by the company in 2023.

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