Nissan strengthens India leadership; announces senior management appointments

Nissan strengthens India leadership; announces senior management appointments

Amit Magoo and Ashish Anand promoted to elevated roles.

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Mumbai: Nissan India has announced senior management appointments to strengthen its management structure. The leadership changes are effective from 1 September 2022.

Amit Magoo, currently general manager, zonal head (south & west), has been appointed as director of sales for Nissan Motor India. He will report to Nissan Motor India managing director Rakesh Srivastava and will be based out of Gurgaon, India. In his new role, Amit will be responsible for leading business operations. Nissan India’s regional sales managers will report to Amit Magoo.

Ashish Anand, currently general manager, zonal head (north & east), has been appointed as director of dealer network development, customer quality, and training for Nissan Motor India. He will also report to Rakesh Srivastava and will be based out of Gurgaon, India. In the new structure, the functional heads of dealer development, customer quality, and training leads will report to Ashish.

Commenting on their appointments, Srivastava said, "We are pleased to announce the appointment of Amit and Ashish to the senior leadership team as part of the transformation and growth strategy of Nissan India. Amit and Ashish bring strong experience of multiple functions in Nissan over many years, and have been instrumental in Nissan India’s growth journey with the launch of the big, bold, beautiful Nissan Magnite. We welcome them to their new roles, which are focused on enabling Nissan to exceed customer expectations and strengthen Nissan’s presence in India"

Amit joined Nissan in 2016 as general manager of sales and has managed different roles in the past six years, including corporate and institutional sales, dealer network development, and channel finance. He played a key role in Nissan’s sales division, with a focus on enhancing customer experience and dealer profitability.

Ashish has been associated with Nissan Motor India for over eight years and has managed different roles, including those of head of India sales and head of Project Phoenix.

Nissan India also recently announced the appointment of Keerthi Prakash as managing director, Renault Nissan Automotive India, to lead operations at the company’s Alliance plant in Chennai, India, from 1 September 2022, and also of Mohan Wilson as director of marketing for Nissan Motor India based in Gurugram from July’22.