Hisashi Takeuchi To Succeed Kenichi Ayukawa As Maruti Suzuki’s New MD & CEO

In a bid to make sure easy transition, Ayukawa will proceed to supply steerage to the Company until September 30.

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Hisashi Takeuchi, newly appointed MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India.

Maruti Suzuki has appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as its new Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Takeuchi will take cost on April 1, 2022 and shall be succeeding the carmaker’s present MD & CEO, Kenichi Ayukawa. Ayukawa will proceed to function the corporate’s Executive Vice Chairman & Whole-time Director until September 30, 2022. In a bid to make sure easy transition, Ayukawa will proceed to supply steerage to the corporate until September 30. These appointments are nonetheless topic to shareholder approval.

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Kenichi Ayukawa, outgoing MD & CEO – Maruti Suzuki India

Ayukawa mentioned, “India is one of the most interesting and promising automobile markets in the world and it has been both a challenging and a fulfilling stint for me. Takeuchi has an excellent understanding of the Indian as well as international markets and is placed well to lead Maruti Suzuki into the future. I wish him a successful journey ahead.” Ayukawa has been the Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited since April 2013.

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Sharing his ideas, Takeuchi shared, “I thank the Board of Directors for placing this trust in me. Maruti Suzuki is a great organization with a rich legacy and it will be my endeavour that we keep serving more and more customers both in India and the world with exciting cars that are good for them, environment and society. We will also try to build our business in a manner that strengthens Atma-Nirbhar Bharat and the economic growth of India.”

Takeuchi joined Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) in 1986 and has huge expertise in worldwide operations at SMC. He has additionally been on the Board of Maruti Suzuki since July 2019 and as Joint Managing Director (Commercial) since April 2021.

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