India’s main carmaker Maruti Suzuki has appointed Sunil Kakkar as an Further Director and Entire-time Director, the primary occasion of a homegrown Indian worker being nominated as a director on its board by Japanese father or mother Suzuki Motor Company (SMC).
The corporate’s Board of Administrators, at its assembly held on March 26, 2025, authorized the appointment of Kakkar for a interval of three years with impact from April 1, 2025 as much as March 31, 2028, the automaker stated in a regulatory submitting Wednesday.
Following his appointment, there shall be six Japanese and 6 Indians on the board of Maruti Suzuki India, highlighting the rising affect of Indian executives within the firm’s decision-making ecosystem.
Kakkar is the primary Indian in-house worker of Maruti Suzuki who has been nominated by SMC, which desires to have a great illustration of Indians in resolution making.
Kakkar has labored at Maruti Suzuki for near 35 years, having joined the corporate in 1990. On this time, he has served as the corporate’s vice chairman for provide chain, and as senior govt officer, he has headed the company planning vertical.
“He performed an important function in establishing the provision chain for a number of the most strategic initiatives and making certain deep localisation. Moreover, he has been instrumental in forming joint ventures with firms from Japan, Italy and France for initiatives equivalent to Controllers, AMT expertise, Plastic gas tanks, and high-tensile sheet metallic expertise,” the corporate stated in a press release.
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