Top level management changes at Volkswagen Group India

Three senior executives from VW Group, Audi India and Porsche India leave within a week.

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Top level management changes at Volkswagen Group India

Within the space of a week, there have been top level changes within the Volkswagen Group India. Three senior executives from Volkswagen Group, Audi and Porsche have left Volkswagen India's National Sales Company (NSC). 

Last week, Audi India’s National Sales Head, Niraj Srivastava put in his papers after a three-year stint with the luxury car brand. Srivastava, was earlier with Tata Motors as its Head, Car Product Group, before joining Audi India.

Volkswagen Group Chief Financial Officer Nalin Jain also quit on the same day. Their replacements have not yet been announced.

On July 21, 2015, Porsche India director Anil Reddi also left and again no replacement has been announced. In the interim, Thierry Lespiaucq, managing director – Volkswagen Group Sales India, is understood to have taken charge of Porsche’s operations in India.

Volkswagen's National Sales Company (NSC) confirmed the news with an official statement: “We would like to confirm the aforementioned personnel movements from the Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd." 

 

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