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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/

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/

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/

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/

Kapil Bajaj

With over 22+ 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 4+ 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

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.

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/

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.

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/

Ria Pandit

Digital Marketing professional with over 9 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 the 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/

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/

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/

Namrata Tibrewal

Namrata is a Brand and Digital Marketing Professional with over 7 years of experience in executing successful campaigns across exciting industries including automotive, fashion, lifestyle, tech and luxury. She has led several APAC level award winning campaigns to drive integrated marketing solutions including digital, social, branded content, ORM, influencer strategy, communications, and experiential. Namrata joined MG in 2018 as Social and Content Strategy Lead and is currently the brand lead for MG Hector.

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

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.

Edha Singh

Edha is a Digital Marketing Specialist having 5+ years of diverse professional experiences in different industries like FMCD, Finance and Automobile and directing marketing strategies that helped achieve revenue and website traffic records. Her areas of expertise are Adobe Experience Cloud, Google Adwords, Facebook Business, Data Analytics and Performance Campaigns.

Prior to MG she was working with Tata Capital and leading their digital growth across various platforms using omni-channel marketing automation tool (SFMC).

Currently as part of MG India team she is driving the Digital Revenue, Unified / Omni- Channel automation, Online Acquisition and Brand Awareness. She also manages the Adobe experience cloud to enhance user engagement and create a seamless end-to-end customer journey on their website.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edha-singh-011862100/

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/

Megha Arora

Megha Arora is working as an Area Service Manager in North Zone handling aftersales business and customer satisfaction for dealers in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and helps them to improve their KPIs.

With a total experience of 9+ years she has worked in different domains and profiles of Aftersales which has enhanced her skills and overall learning experience. Prior to MG, she was working with Ford India.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/megha-arora-52667b69

Rakshit Jandial

Working as a Market Representative Manager for South Zone responsible to onboard new dealer partners, expansion with existing partners and rural expansions after strategically evaluating the potential locations, keeping in mind the dealer viability and market coverage

www.linkedin.com/in/rakshit-jandial

Dilshad Ansari

Professional with experience in Automotive Sales & Aftersales channel operations. Along with this, Dilshad has worked in the space of efficiency improvement, revenue maximisation and cost optimisation at channel partners with process re-engineering and data management.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilshad-ansari-7a050032

Sunitha Veerapan

Sunitha joined MG India as a Deputy Manager. With a total experience of 8 years, she is handling the Tamil Nadu territory of MG as an Area Service Manager
She was previously working with Ashok Leyland

http://linkedin.com/in/sunitha-veerappan-a51486227

Gopinath D

Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Customer Satisfaction, Dealer Management, Process implementation, Manpower Management, Engineering, and Automotive. Gopinath is currently working as a Regional Service Manager for South region, heading after-sales operation in this region.

linkedin.com/in/gopinath-dhayalan-76040328

Alok Kumar

Supply Chain Professional with 17 years of experience in Aftersales. Alok has in-depth Experience in Parts Operation and Dealer Operations with demonstrated history of working in the Automotive industry. Skilled in Business Planning, Operations Management, Parts Sales, Network Development, Sales Promotion, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). His strengths lie in Analytics, Systems & Processes Improvement & Implementation, New Projects Implementation.

linkedin.com/in/alok-kumar-9b121353

Bhagirathi Sharma

A professional having 16 years of Automotive experience in the electrical domain.

A graduate in engineering from Pune university in Instrumentation & control, she joined MG in 2017 & is now leading the electrical & electronics team at MGI.

Prior to this, she has worked with companies like Mercedes Benz, Tata Motors & Force motors.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagirathi-sharma-946969131/

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