10 | AutoPartsAsia | OCTOBER 2017N
irmalK Minda is the new
President of the Automotive
Component Manufacturers
Association of India (ACMA),
the apex body representing India’s auto
component manufacturing industry, for
2017-18. He was the Vice President of
ACMA. Ram Venkataramani is the new
Vice President. The announcement
was made at the 57th ACMA Annual
Session during its Executive Committee
meeting in New Delhi.
ACMA Director General, Vinnie Mehta,
said, “We are pleased to announce
the appointment of Nirmal K Minda as
ACMA President. Minda is an industry
veteran who brings in a wealth of
knowledge with a strong background in
automotive industry”.
Accepting the new responsibility, Mindasaid, “It is an honour and privilege to
be appointed as President of ACMA,
which is the apex body of the Indian
Auto Component Industry. Serving
as the Vice President of ACMA for
the past one-year has given me an
understanding of the opportunities,issues and challenges being faced
by the auto components industry.
Today, the industry is going through
an interesting yet challenging phase.
While we have progressed well in the
past, we are now entering the next
phase of development, where one is
witnessing several regulatory initiatives
that promote lower levels of vehicular
emissions, higher safety standards
and greater environment protection.
Considering these changes, as an
industry body it is important for us
to acknowledge these changes and
gear towards this transformation. To
stay relevant, we will have to acquire
or develop relevant technologies at a
much faster pace. I am confident that
we will meet these challenges with the
support of the government and our
stake holders.”PEOPLE
T
he Executive Committee of the
Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM), the
apex body of the Indian
automotive industry, has elected
Abhay Firodia, Chairman, Force
Motors Ltd, as its new President. He
succeeds Vinod K Dasari, Managing
Director and CEO of Ashok Leyland.
Firodia was earlier the President of
AIAM in 1990-91 and 1991-92.
SIAM’s Executive Committee also
elected Rajan Wadhera, President,
Automotive Sector, Mahindra &
Mahindra Limited, as Vice President,
and Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing
Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India
Limited, as Treasurer, SIAM, for 2017-18.Firodia, who was conferred an
honorary degree of `Doctor of
Science’ by the Rajiv Gandhi
Technological University, MadhyaPradesh, is also the recipient of the
‘Jain Ratna’ Award and the ‘Cross
of the Order of Merit’ of the Federal
Republic of Germany for his exemplary
services rendered in bringing about
closer business relations between
India and Germany.Firodia, an auto sector veteran, had
earlier held important positions,
including President of AIAM,
Automotive Research Association
of India (ARAI), Indo-German
Chamber of Commerce (IGCC),
Automotive Component Manufacturers
Association of India (ACMA) and
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce,
Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA).T
he Renault-Nissan Alliance has
announced that John Martin
has been appointed Alliance
Executive Vice President,
Alliance Manufacturing Engineering
and Supply Chain Management, from
October 1, 2017. He reports to Thierry
Bolloré, Renault Chief Competitive
Officer and Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Nissan
Chief Competitive Officer. The Alliance
converged manufacturing function
covers global industrial strategy(including sourcing), production
process engineering, production
control and supply chain management.
Martin, who was Senior Vice
President, Manufacturing, Supply
Chain Management and Purchasing,
Nissan North America, Inc. replaced
Jérôme Olive, who will be leading
a mission to establish an Alliance
Institute aiming at developing skills and
mindsets necessary for the sustainable
performance of the Alliance. For thismission, Olive reports his conclusions
to Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of
the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
In his new position, Martin will be in
charge of accelerating integration within
the function and increasing the synergies.
The Alliance Manufacturing Engineering
& Supply Chain Management function is
one of four key converged functions. The
others are Purchasing, Engineering and
Human Resources, which were also set
up on April 1, 2014.Firodia Appointed SIAM President
Nirmal Minda Is The New President Of ACMA
Renault-Nissan Alliance Senior Management Postings
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