World of MG | MG Developer Program & Grant

Sameer Jindal

At MG Motor India , Sameer works in different areas of Program Management, Automotive Technologies, New Product Launches, Localization, EVs, Safety, Navigation and Internet Car technologies. Sameer post-graduated in 1995 from USA – Stonybrook University at New York (SUNY) & joined Daewoo Motors India as Asst. R&D Manager in 1996. He joined General Motors India, Product Engineering in 2001 and worked at four different locations including an international assignment in GM Daewoo at South Korea in Program Engineering Management and later as Director Engineering in GM India for several years and later at Hero Moto Corp as Program Management Head to establish the new R&D centre at Jaipur till 2017. In 2017, he started establishing the Product Engineering department at MG Motor India.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-jindal-25b5a78/

Pankaj Parkar

With around 24 years of work experience spanning across all segments of passenger car industry in most geographies of India, Pankaj has helmed affairs of sales and dealer development. Here in MG Motor his primary responsibility is of developing network foot print in order to deliver delightful customer experience in line with MG premium brand image. Another significant aspect of his work is digitising dealer systems & process including development and deployment of core DMS system strengthening technology plank of MG brand also making efficient dealer operations. Currently he is focussing on developing cost effective digitised retail formats in order to improve network profitability and network reach.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-parkar-a3333217/

Jitendra Barola

Working as Director Finance and heading Finance function for MG India – A Qualified Chartered Accountant having nearly 2 decades of industry experience, highly skilled in driving new business initiatives, finance transformation, automation (RPA), process improvement, financial planning & analysis, supply chain management, government liaising & coordination, business process outsourcing, cost reduction, plant & corporate accounting & corporate finance (funding).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jitendra-barola-4041b722/

Udit Malhotra

Udit is a result-oriented Marketing and Communications Professional with over 10 years of rich experience in Digital Marketing, Digital Transformation, Social Media Marketing, Content Strategy, Online Reputation and Crisis Management, Technology Products and Services. As a part of his current stint he at MG, he is heading Marketing for the brand. He has worked closely with Small Businesses as well as large Multinational Organizations and delivered effective and award-winning Digital Marketing Solutions for Fortune 500 brands like Ford Motor Company, American Express, Avon, PepsiCo and Nestle in a short span of time.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/uditmalhotra/

Jyotsna Dua

Professional with 16+ years of rich experience in Managing Consumer Experience involving Sales & After Sales Communications to achieve high visibility for brands & products. During various stints have gained hands on experience on Customer Service & relationship Management, Contact Center Management & consumer driven journeys by tirelessly working on creating a strong service proposition for the consumers . In various projects, Jyotsna has focused on Customer centricity, have led by example and deliver results by engaging different teams for a win-win .

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyotsna-dua-09428029/

Anil Yadav

Anil takes care of the exciting domain of Product Planning that involves understanding the consumer insights, global technological trends and integrating the same in defining exciting products for the Indian market which are balanced in terms of price competitiveness, consumer aspirations as well as exceptional USPs.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-yadav-386ab444/

Rajan Sharma

Rajan comes with an experience of over 16 years in the automotive industry with over a decade of experience with established OEMs like Hyundai where he worked on various assignments in International Business, Dealer Development & Channel Sales.

He also had a stint with a start up with flagship brand named Cardekho.com which is a pioneer and enabling digitization in the automotive sector.

At MG, Rajan has been working for more than 3 years in Dealer Development and has been instrumental in framing Network Strategy, Channel partner selection & formulating MG experience for customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharma-rajan/

Shrivatsa Agrawal

An automobile professional with 20+ years of experience with leading passenger car manufacturers in Aftersales Service domain with expertise on handling service operations through channel partners, Customer experience management, Business development and Service Planning and Marketing.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrivatsa-agrawal-0a5b451b

Ramkumar Santhanam (Ram)

Ram is a passionate Digital Transformational Leader in the Manufacturing space across the value chain with experience of working for different Auto OEM’s, Tier 1 clientele across different geographies. He comes with more than 20 years domain & technology experience, currently part of the Industry Solutions Group leading the IOT driven Industry 4.0 strategic services & solutions.

He has lead several engagements focused on Manufacturing to provide Digital strategy across Industrial IoT, Aftermarket, Supply chain leveraging the right mix of technology & Business processes.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramkumar-santhanam-8311162/

Kapil Bajaj

With over 20+ years of experience in the Automotive sector in diverse job roles to develop new & innovative initiatives which helped to standardize, simplify and speed up dealer operations to achieve better operating efficiency and profitability along with higher customer satisfaction.

Kapil has been working with MG for the last 3+ years in Dealer Development department with the core responsibility to Digitise the processes across CEM department & deliver supreme customer experience.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapil-bajaj-2999bba

Ria Pandit

A Digital Marketing professional with over 8 years of experience, Ria comes with an expertise of managing a wide variety of brands in the FMCG, Telecommunications and Food & Beverage categories for their Analytics, Crisis Management, Online Reputation and Digital Content domains.

Before joining MG India, she was leading the Digital Command Centre for Coca-Cola India and South West Asia for almost 5 years.

Ria joined the organization in June 2018 and since then has been spearheading the Digital Transformation Project for MG.

Additionally, she is leading our Digital Command Centre - MG Livewire and has been pivotal in setting it up with a key focus on strategizing insights in a manner that helps the company overcome challenges and crisis faced by the brand.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ria-pandit-73340258/

Neha Jain

Neha is an experienced marketing professional with 9+ years of experience spanning across various industries like Automobiles, FMCG and Telecommunications. Currently leading the Sales/marketing and front-end strategy development for Electric Vehicle (EV) Program for MG India. Passionate about new and emerging technologies and skilled in Product marketing, Category management, Strategy, leading innovation, roadmap planning and operations management. Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi and B.E. from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) Delhi.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehajain19/

Justin Paul

Justin leads SAP Startup Studio, the open innovation program at SAP Labs India aimed at nurturing a vibrant Enterprise Tech startup ecosystem for SAP in India. He has been part of this initiative since its inception and has enabled it’s scale up to become a preferred partner for open innovation within SAP’s customer ecosystem in the region.

A tech marketer, who believes in using Marketing as a tool to drive Innovation and transformation. Garners deep understanding in areas of business applications, with background and experience panning across Open Innovation, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Communications, Product and Brand Management. He is also a Product Management and Design Thinking enthusiast.

As part of the Managing Director’s office at SAP Labs India (R&D arm for SAP SE), he is also responsible for driving various strategic initiatives which involves interfacing with the industry and other key innovation and impact driven initiatives.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-paul-73086247/

Hiren Trivedi

With 24 years of experience in the Auto industry Tier 1 and multinational OEMs, Hiren has been working in various areas like Customer support, OEM account management, Product development, Program management and more.

Rakesh Kokate

Over 27 years of diversified experience in automotive industry across Manufacturing , Design and Development . Rakesh has patents in US 2013/0283770 A1- Integrated exhaust gas aftertreatment system for diesel fuel and IN 297586- Integrated exhaust gas aftertreatment system for diesel fuel.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakesh-kokate-109b811b/

Jitender Atri

Jitender comes with 21 years of work experience in the Indian Automobile Industry - Product Development, specifically into Program Management. Worked with OEMs like M&M, Tata Motors, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and PSA. Some of the projects managed by Jitender include – Savari, Scorpio CRDi, Face lifts of Linea, Punto & Avventura, Jeep Compass, C5 Air Cross.

Nikita Sinha

Nikita joined MG with over 10 years of experience in planning and marketing. She started her journey with Product marketing and gathered first-hand market insights before moving onto Aftersales in 2015. A through and through Automotive professional, she has handled a varied portfolio of products starting from trucks and buses in Tata Motors and VE Commercial vehicles, to passenger car in Nissan and now MG. She has been leading the strategy for Aftersales Products, Customer programs and customer campaigns during the span of her career. She is responsible for establishing some one of a kind customer centric programs in MG like the MG Shield, Road-Side Assistance and Courtesy car program, and continuous work on enhancing and building up on such programs with future MG products.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-sinha-4035169

Jyothsna Kuchimanchi

Jyothsna has led several hackathon initiatives including Smart India Hackathon conducted by MHRD and large scale transformations with an ability to function effectively on a strategic and tactical level. She has led both business and technology consulting services for different customers Consulting engagements – workshops, solution breakdown, feasibility studies and technology exploration. Owner of various platforms – IoT led insights platform, block chain platform, integrated market place

Jaya Talwar

With an experience of more than 14 years in various verticals of customer care such as Travel, Ecommerce, Retail and now automotive industry. Jaya’s expertise lies is setting up the Contact centre, Outsourcing, Designing process, Manging Quality, Training and working towards process automation to enhance customer experience. In MG, she manages contact centre and work continuously towards customer experience at Pulsehub (Contact Centre).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaya-talwar-b50b641a/

Garvita Sandhu

With an expertise of 11+ years in implementing & managing systems and procedures of Administration, Facilities & Project Management, Garvita was one of the fastest growing executive in her previous association with a US MNC.

Working with MG Motor India as Head Administration since 2017, she is responsible for the set up and design of the carmaker’s swanky new corporate office. She is single handily responsible in leading and setting up of the complete Administration department for the corporate office.

She has also been responsible for creating a young and vibrant culture in the workplace, making it one of the best places to work. She also champions the sustainable causes for the company and its employees in their Gurgaon Head Office. She is actively involved in the CSR initiatives towards girl child education and philanthropy at MG India.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/garvita-sandhu-714754100/

Nayan Joshi

Nayan is an IT Professional with more than 28 years of experience working in the automotive & textile industries. Experienced business process analyst with proven track record of leading major projects and coming up with innovative solutions to reduce costs, streamline operations and improve overall IT Service Management & Strategy. Visionary and goal-oriented IT Leader with demonstrated experience in planning, developing, and implementing innovative solutions to address business opportunities. Initiates and enforces strict budget controls addressing company needs and promotion of growth.

Yashpal Singh

Yashpal has worked in various IT Projects like e-commerce website for a jewellery brand, data quality project for an OEM in India, CRM solution for a commercial vehicle manufacturer in India.

Majority of his experience is in Telematics & Connected solutions which spreads across conventional fuel vehicles, li-ion batteries to Electric Vehicles covering e-Rickshaw, e-Auto, 2-wheelers to e-Bus.

He started working in Connected Vehicles domain in 2004 and has worked for various organisations in India & China, which include RIL, Mahindra Electric Vehicles, Tata Technologies, NIO and Sun Mobility.

He is an enthusiast of connected solutions and emerging technologies.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashpal-singh-connected/

Abhijeet Kanade

Abhijeet comes with 20 years of rich experiences in the Automobile industry. He worked with major automobile companies like TATA Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan with experiences in the domain of Complete Vehicle Development right from the concept to launch.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-kanade-040a974/

Poorva Dixit

Poorva has 11 years of experience in Corporate Treasury, Bank Treasury, Corporate MIS and Strategic Planning across different industries – chemical, automobile and banks. Her varied experience has always given an edge and help her contribute in a better way. But her passion and strength lie in Corporate Treasury where she has directly worked for over 8 years.

Currently with MG India she works as the Treasury lead, managing the FX risk, Cash management, conducting Market Analysis, arranging long term funding, managing banking relationships, lead Insurance coverage, successfully constructing and implementing policies and processes. Within a short span of time, she has successfully launched the Supplier Financing Program for MG for its major local vendors.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorva-dixit-a167a811/

Balanuj Khandelwal

With 16+ years of professional experience, Balanuj is a Chartered Accountant having worked with many verticals of different industries like White Goods industry - Murugappa Group, Industrial and Retail Steel structure segment - Tata BlueScope Steels, Auto FCA Group of company and JCB India. He specialises in Plant Controlling, Taxation, Audits, Funding, Problem Solving and more.

Vivek Gosain

Vivek is a passionate automotive professional with 28+ years of experience. He comes with a rich experience in start ups, has been part of Honda Cars and MG Motor projects apart from having played crucial role in the launch of more than 15 new vehicles with 3 auto majors over last 24 years.

Vivek has a diverse experience in Plant operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management, Advance vehicle development, Launch Management and Manufacturing finance and is hands on in New transformations in Automotive industry like Industry 4.0 (Smart Manufacturing), Autonomous/ electric vehicles and IoT based technologies.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-gosain/

Jai Gupta

Jai is a seasoned technology professional with 21 years of business & technology consulting experience. He has prolific experience in executing large Digital Transformation Programs across the globe for Global 2000 companies. He has a strong business acumen and has always been passionate about innovations and how they can benefit everyday work. He has been mentoring individuals and teams to groom future-ready leaders.

https://in.linkedin.com/in/guptajai

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