Tata Motors has appointed Guenter Butschek as Chief Executive Officer & MD. Butschek will lead all operations of Tata Motors in India and in international markets including South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and South Africa.
Jaguar Land Rover would continue to be managed by its chief executive officer and director, Dr Ralf Speth, who is also on the board of Tata Motors. Butschek is expected to join the company by February 15, 2016.
Butschek joins Tata Motors after his last assignment at Airbus Group where he served as chief operating officer at Airbus and member of the group executive committee. Prior to Airbus, Butschek worked at Daimler AG for more than 25 years in the international automotive management, leading functions like production, industrialisation and procurement.
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