Auto Parts Asia — February 2018

10 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2018

J

ochen Schröder will assume

leadership of Schaeffler Group’s

newly-established E-Mobility

business division on April 1,

2018. He will report to Matthias Zink,
      CEO, Automotive OEM, Schaeffler
      Group.
      Schröder is joining the Schaeffler
      Group from Valeo Siemens
      eAutomotive GmbH, where he
      was a member of the executive
      management responsible for global
      R&D activities. Before that he had
      a career of more than 15 years at
      BMW, during which he held various
      management positions in areas such
      as system design and advanced
      engineering of electric drivetrains,

and vehicle energy management.

“We are very pleased to welcome

Schröder to our company, and we

are sure that his years of experience

in the different fields of electric

mobility will provide the perfect

basis to lead successfully our new

E-Mobility business division and thus

help shape mobility for tomorrow”,

Zink said.

Schaeffler has tied all products and

system solutions for hybrid and

purely battery-driven vehicles with

the new E-Mobility business division

in its Automotive division. It is based

in Bühl, where the Group has its

Automotive headquarters.

PEOPLE

V

olvo Bus Corporation has

appointed Suresh Chettiar

as Business Head of Volvo

Buses South Asia and Vice

President Volvo Bus Corporation.

He was the Chief Operating Officer

(COO) for the region. He replaces

VRV Sriprasad, who has opted for

early retirement.

“I am happy to welcome Suresh to

this role. Suresh brings with him over

two decades of Volvo Bus and Volvo

Group experience, having held senior

leadership roles across functions.

I thank Sriprasad for having led the

organisation with distinction over

the past four years and wish him the

best in his future endeavours,” Akash

Passey, Chairman, Business Board

of Volvo Buses India and Senior Vice

President, Region International, Volvo

Bus Corporation, said.

In a career spanning over two

decades with Volvo Group in the

Indian bus and commercial vehicle

industry, Suresh has held senior

leadership roles across functions at

Volvo Buses in India, and managed

the successful introduction of

Volvo Group’s UD branded buses

in India.

“Volvo Buses is well-positioned to

serve customers in this dynamic

and large market. The Volvo brand

has a strong position in India and

South Asia and reflects the highest

standards of quality and safety.

While drawing on our industry

leading global competence, I hope

to build on the technology and

people strengths within the region,”

Suresh said.

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Suresh Is Business Head Of Volvo Buses South Asia

K

ia Motors India (KMI) has

appointed Kookhyun Shim

as Managing Director and

Chief Executive Officer. He

will have to oversee the expansion

of KMI and the construction of its

first manufacturing facility in India,

and achieve its projected timeline

and schedule of operations. He will

also help strengthen the company’s

position in the fifth largest global

automotive market with a projected

investment of US$ 1.1 billion.

Shim, 58, brings over 30 years

experience in the automotive

industry to his new role, having

most recently served as Head of Kia

Motors Manufacturing Georgia Plant

Coordination Group. Prior to this,

he was the lead coordinator of Kia

production in Slovakia.

“We are delighted to announce the

appointment of Kookhyun Shim as

MD and CEO for India. We recognize

India as a major market with huge

potential for our world-class cars. We

are confident that Shim’s leadership

will provide the direction we need

to grow our presence in what is

one of the world’s biggest new car

markets,”Han-Woo Park, President,

Kia Motors Corporation, said.

“Kia has big plans for India. The

Indian economy is at an inflection

point, and I am excited to work in an

emerging market that is expected to

become the third largest globally by

2021. India is a crucial market for all
      global automotive brands, and I aim
      to replicate the success that Kia has
      seen in many other major markets.
      Kia’s brand slogan, ‘The Power to
      Surprise’, will be present in everything
      we do here,” Shim said.

Shim To Head Kia Motors India

Schröder To Lead Schaeffler’s

E-Mobility Business

Jochen Schröder