Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction machines, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AB Volvo, has appointed Dimitrov Krishnan as vice-president ( Sales & Marketing), Volvo CE, India, as of October 15, 2014. He takes over the reins from A M Muralidharan who moves to Singapore to assume the role of vice-president and head of Commercial Management and Dealer Development for Volvo CE in Region Asia Pacific.

As the new head of Volvo CE´s sales and service in India, Dimitrov Krishnan will be responsible to further strengthen Volvo´s leading positions in the premium segment of India´s construction equipment industry.

“India is a key market in Volvo Construction Equipment´s global strategy and I am looking forward to take on the responsibility to continue to grow our business here in India and to further strengthen Volvo´s unique brand image,” says Krishnan.

With more than 21 years of service, Dimitrov Krishnan has wide experience from the construction equipment industry. Born in India and with a Bachelor of Technology in Mining Machinery, he spent the first years of his career working for the Tata Group. In 1999, he joined Volvo Construction Equipment in India, and worked there for seven years responsible for aftersales support and dealer development.

In 2006, Dimitrov Krishnan moved to Volvo CE´s Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore, taking up different positions in dealer development, aftersales business and marketing. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Volvo CE Region APAC executive management team. His last position was vice-president and head of marketing and dealer development for Volvo CE in the Asia Pacific region, including India.

Krishnan sees many opportunities with his new assignment as head of Volvo CE´s sales and aftermarket in India. “With strong focus on national and regional infrastructure projects and the new government´s ambitious plans for economic growth, these are truly exciting times for India, and Volvo´s world class products and services has a natural and active role to play in this development,” he signs off.

Volvo CE started operations in India in December 1997 from its headquarters in Bangalore. Volvo CE plays an active role in major infrastructure development projects in India through its offering of construction equipment such as the Motor Graders, Wheel Loaders and Excavators. Its manufacturing operations in Peenya, Bangalore include road machinery (as part of the acquisition of Ingersoll Rand’s road machinery division in 2008) and excavators, catered primarily to the Indian market, besides exports.

Volvo CE’s operations in India have grown through a distribution network of 15 authorized dealers who presently operate from 59 service branches located across the country.