Toyota Kirloskar Motor announces organisational senior leadership changes

Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced the roll-out of restructured organisational changes effective from 1st January 2018, as it continues to redesign the company operations under long-term perspectives. With this, the company aims to further strengthen the objectivity and agility of the management team at various functional drives. The key changes highlight the promotion of N Raja as the deputy MD [subject to board approval] covering sales & service functional areas.
An industry veteran, N Raja, who has been with Toyota Kirloskar Motor for the last 5 years, was previously senior VP and director, sales and marketing.
Raju B Ketkale, with over two decades of automobile experience, now elevates to a director profile on company’s board. He has been promoted as the senior VP & director for product design & development and quality assurance. Previously, Ketkale served as senior VP of manufacturing in Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
Also, another crucial development in the structure recognises the Indian Management Executive functioning at a global level where Sudeep S Dalvi has now donned a larger role and moved to one of Toyota affiliates in United States, assuming management role at Toyota Motor North America [TMNA] heading purchase functionalities.
Akito Tachibana, MD, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said “Under Team Toyota’s Vision 2025, we aim to lead the way to the future of mobility enriching lives around the world with the safest and most desirable ways of mobility with our innovative technologies towards “Grow India, Grow with India” and I visualize such challenging goals being achieved by the Indians.