Gurpratap Boparai heads to M&M as chief of Europe biz

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1 min read . Updated: 24 Jan 2022, 10:19 PM IST Alisha Sachdev

Boparai stepped down from his role at SAVWI in December, and is credited with the successful execution of the European automotive group’s India 2.0 strategy

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Gurpratap Boparai, former Managing Director of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWI) has been appointed chief executive officer of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Europe automotive division.

Boparai stepped down from his role at SAVWI in December, and is credited with the successful execution of the European automotive group’s India 2.0 strategy, which included a restructuring and merging of the group’s three entities in India in 2019. Under the ₹8000 crore India 2.0 project, Boparai led the automotive giant through a slew of India-first product launches under across the Skoda Auto & Volkswagen brands, critical to reboot the company’s presence in India’s competitive passenger car market.

Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto & Farm Equipment Sectors, M&M, confirmed Boparai’s appointment on Twitter. “We are delighted to welcome Gurpratap Boparai to Mahindra - in a very exciting role", he wrote.

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Boparai will continue to be based out of Pune in Maharashtra. He will also lead M&M’s EU-based subsidiaries Automobili Pininfarina and Peugeot Motorcycles.

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