BYD India Appoints Sanjay Gopalakrishnan as Senior Vice President for its Electric Passenger Vehicle Business
Chennai, India – BYD India, a subsidiary of the Warren Buffett-backed world’s leading new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD appoints Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, as Senior Vice President, BYD India Private Limited for its electric passenger vehicle business in India. Mr. Sanjay will be spearheading the Sales, Marketing, and After-sales divisions.
Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan will be responsible for enhancing BYD India’s position in the electric passenger vehicle segment. Mr. Sanjay comes with an overall experience of 25 years in the auto industry. In his earlier stints, Mr. Sanjay was associated with brands such as Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to name a few. In his previous assignment, Mr. Sanjay was the Country expert for Changan Automobiles, which was planning to enter the Indian Market.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ketsu Jie Zhang, Executive Director, BYD India Private Limited, said, “With Sanjay, we are confident that we have found the right leader to continue with our growth plans for India and further accelerate our electric passenger vehicle business in the market. He brings a deep understanding of the Indian electric vehicles movement with leadership stints in Marketing, Product & Strategy across automobile companies.”
As a strategic and marketing expert with experience in Planning, Brand Management, Product, Media analytics, PR & Digital marketing, Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan holds a Master Degree in Science and is an Alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad. He was also a marketing & business consultant to Automotive Retail groups and startup companies.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President of BYD India Private Limited, said, “I am very excited to join BYD, a global pioneer in NEVs which has been successfully electrifying the PV industry across the globe. I am thrilled to be a part of the electric revolution in the Indian passenger vehicle segment especially with a global powerhouse like BYD. I am looking forward to the challenges and learnings this journey is going to take me through, which I’m sure is going to be a remarkable experience.”
BYD India recently launched its Premium MPV e6 pure electric passenger vehicle in India‘s B2B segment. The recently launched All-New e6 Premium MPV has received an explosive response from customers. BYD India had appointed 6 dealers across 8 Indian cities and is further solidifying its position in the Indian market with the start of sales to the customers.
About BYD
BYD (Build Your Dreams) is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. BYD now has four industries including Auto, Electronics, New Energy, and Rail Transit. Since its foundation in 1995, the company quickly developed solid expertise in rechargeable batteries and became a relentless advocate of sustainable development, successfully expanding its renewable energy solutions globally with operations in over 50 countries and regions. Its creation of a Zero Emissions Energy Solution, comprising affordable solar power generation, reliable energy storage, and cutting-edge electrified transportation, has made it an industry leader in the energy and transportation sectors. BYD is a Warren Buffet-backed company and is listed both on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. More information on the company can be found at http://www.byd.com.
About BYD India
BYD India was established in March 2007 in Chennai, India and set up an office in New Delhi. The Indian subsi diary has two factories, covering more than 140,000 sqm, with a cumulative investment of over $150 million USD. The business covers mobile components, solar panels, battery energy storage, electric buses, electric trucks, electric forklifts, chargers, rail transit, and more, also providing customers with product solutions and related after-sales services.
Formulating the strategic layout of the BYD group in India and even the whole of South Asia, BYD’s India branch has gradually developed into the group’s South Asia regional headquarters, realizing the group’s localization strategy in South Asia. With local partners, the Indian branch has successfully piloted pure e-buses in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Chennai, and other cities. At present, BYD has a large market share of e-buses commercially operating in India.
