April 5 Hyundai Motor India has appointed Rakesh Srivastava as vice-president (National Sales). Prior to joining HMIL, Srivastava was chief general manager at Maruti Suzuki India where he served for 15 years. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, he has 24 years of experience, he has also worked in Goodlass Nerolac Paints and GTC Industries.

Commenting on Srivastava’s appointment, Arvind Saxena, director (Marketing and Sales), HMIL, said: “We welcome Rakesh Srivastava to HMIL. With his extensive knowledge of the industry, we are confident that he will ably contribute with his experience in his new role.” Incidentally, Saxena is also a former Maruti senior executive.