Scania Commercial Vehicles India on Friday appointed Sunil Kumar Mittra as the Chairman of company's Boards for industrial and commercial operations.
Mittra has a long standing relationship with Scania in India, having been a member of the board and has been closely associated with the build-up of the company's industrial and sales teams and manufacturing infrastructure, the company said in a statement.
In his new role as Chairman of the Boards Mittra will support the industrial and commercial teams with strategic advice to take the business to the next level of growth, it added.
"India continues to be a high growth market for Scania and Mittra's appointment as Chairman of the Board will be a huge boost to us in helping us better understand Indian conditions," Scania India President Stefan Palskog said.
It will further strengthen the company's strategy and position Scania as the leading premium commercial vehicles company bringing world-class sustainable transport solutions to the market, he added.
Scania has two manufacturing facilities in India - one for trucks, and one for buses and engines. It has more than 1,500 trucks and over 250 buses registered in the Indian market. The company has a current production capacity of 2,500 trucks and 1,000 buses.
(PTI)
