Mr. Vikram Pawah to take charge as Chief Executive Officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand.
Gurugram : BMW Group India has announced a change
in personnel at the helm with Mr. Hardeep Singh Brar being appointed as the
President and Chief Executive Officer effective 1 September 2025.
Mr. Hardeep Singh Brar
succeeds Mr. Vikram Pawah who is taking charge as Chief Executive Officer of
BMW Group Australia and New Zealand.
Mr. Jean-Philippe
Parain, Senior Vice President, Region Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East
and Africa, BMW Group said, “India is among the fastest growing markets for BMW
Group and an important pillar of our long-term success strategy for the region.
Mr. Hardeep Singh Brar holds vast expertise and an intricate understating of
Indian automotive industry to lead this dynamic market and strengthen BMW
Group’s operations here. We would like to thank Mr. Vikram Pawah for his
immense contribution towards strategic growth of BMW Group India and playing a
decisive role in its recent development.”
Mr. Brar brings more
than thirty years of rich experience in Indian automotive industry, having held
numerous senior management positions. He most recently served as Senior
Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Kia India. Prior to this, Mr. Brar’s
diverse experience included leading core functions of sales, marketing,
customer experience, network development and corporate strategy across
several brands including Maruti-Suzuki, Volkswagen Passenger Cars,
General Motors, Nissan Motor and Great Wall Motor Company. He holds a degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Punjab. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive
Leadership Program.
Mr. Vikram Pawah has been with the BMW Group since 2017 and has
successfully led the company’s operations in both India (2017 – 2018 and 2020 –
2025) as well as Australia (2018 – 2020). In recent years, Mr. Pawah strongly
fixed BMW Group India’s gaze on expanding market share through new
opportunities and target groups, and taking electric mobility, digitalization,
retail experience and customer centricity to the next level.
BMW Group India
With BMW, MINI and Motorrad, the BMW Group has its sight set firmly on
the premium sector of the Indian automobile market. BMW India is a 100%
subsidiary of the BMW Group and is headquartered in Gurugram (National Capital
Region).
BMW India started operations in 2007. The wide range of its activities
include a manufacturing plant in Chennai, a regional distribution centre in
Pune, a training centre in Gurugram and development of a dealer organisation
across major metropolitan centres of the country. BMW Group Plant Chennai
locally produces 10 car models.
MINI has successfully established itself as a premium small car brand
in India since its launch in January 2012.
BMW Motorrad officially started its operations as a part of the Indian
subsidiary of BMW Group in April 2017.
With BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad, BMW Group India currently has over 80
touchpoints across the country.
If you have any
queries, please contact:
BMW Group India
Richa Sharma, Head of
Press and Corporate Affairs
Cell: +91 99100 22148;
Email: Richa.Sharma@bmw.in
Internet: www.bmw.in
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