Mumbai, December 17, 2012: General Motors India has announced the appointment of Rajesh Singh as the new vice-president (Sales, Marketing & Aftersales) with effect from January 1, 2013.

Rajesh Singh will be responsible for the complete vehicle sales, servicing and marketing (VSSM) function of GM India. He will be based at the corporate office in Gurgaon and will report to the Lowell Paddock, president and managing director of GM India.

"We are confident that Rajesh, with his wealth of experience in the field of vehicle sales, service and marketing, will accelerate GM's emergence as a significant volume player in Indian market," said Paddock.

Rajesh Singh brings with him over 20 years of experience in vehicle sales, service and marketing. He began his career with Maruti Suzuki India in 1992 and has held various sales, marketing and network development positions at regional and national levels for Maruti. Earlier this year, he joined Havells India as senior vice-president (sales & marketing).

Rajesh Singh holds a PGDM from IIM, Calcutta and B.Tech. from IIT, Delhi. Following a transition period, Rajesh Singh will replace Ashwani Muppasani, who had assumed the VSSM leadership role on an interim basis in August this year. Muppasani will be moving on to a new role in GM, which will be announced separately.