Daimler India Commercial Vehicles CTO Pradeep Thimmaiyan Moves to Global Chassis Role at Mercedes-Benz Trucks

After nearly three years as President & CTO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Thimmaiyan takes on a global chassis technology leadership role at Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany.

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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles CTO Pradeep Thimmaiyan Moves to Global Chassis Role at Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Pradeep Kumar Thimmaiyan, President & Chief Technology Officer, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd, who worked in the position for around three years, has been transferred to take over as Global Head of Chassis Technology, Product Engineering for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany.

Prior to that, Thimmaiyan worked across various positions since joining the Group in 2009. Between December 2017 and April 2023, he was the Vice President of Product Engineering, overseeing new product development.

Furthermore, from May 2015 to November 2017, he worked as General Manager, Lifecycle Management, at Daimler Trucks Asia, where Thimmaiyan was positioned as Head - Product Planning and Project Lead - Heavy Duty Platform.

Thimmaiyan, who is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, also worked with Chennai-based Ashok Leyland for around nine and a half years in the product development department.

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