Schaeffler India announces appointment of new industrial president

Schaeffler India has appointed Harsha Kadam as the new Industrial President. In this role, Kadam will be responsible for Schaeffler’s Industry Business in India. He will operate from Schaeffler’s Maneja (Vadodara) plant, and will report directly to Dharmesh Arora – CEO, Schaeffler India. He will also be a member of the leadership team of Schaeffler India.
“We are very excited to welcome Harsha Kadam as the new president for our industrial business in India. He brings with him strong knowledge and distinguished experience which will be vital as we continue our ambitious plans to grow in India and seize the opportunities this market has to offer. We look forward to the contributions made by Kadam and wish him the very best for his new and challenging role”, said Arora.
In his most recent assignment, Kadam was the CEO of AGI Glaspac (India). Prior to that, he was with SKF India till December 2016 as director, automotive business. He held several key leadership positions at SKF India across manufacturing and sales, for over 20 years. He Kadam has more than 25 years of experience in functions including sales, manufacturing, product design and development. Besides leading business successfully, he filed several patents and won global awards for innovation excellence during his stint at SKF India. He has studied Mechanical Engineering at Bangalore University and later acquired further qualification in business management, specialising in Marketing, Finance & HR.