Rao joins Bombardier Transportation from Skoda Auto where he held the position of Chairman and MD, India and during his 34 years of rich working experience, he also worked at General Motors Corporation, Renault India and AVTEC Limited in various executive roles, both in India and across the globe. He graduated from the University of Michigan in the US and holds an Engineering degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India.

With investments in India covering over 50 years, Bombardier has developed well-established manufacturing operations, engineering capabilities, as well as a local base of suppliers and highly skilled employees. Bombardier Transportation employs approximately 2,400 people in India and each Bombardier Transportation site there holds special importance. The company operates a railway vehicle manufacturing site and bogie assembly hall in Savli, near Vadodara, Gujarat, a propulsion systems manufacturing facility at Maneja, a Rail Control Solutions Centre for project delivery and product engineering, and an Information Services India hub near Gurgaon, Delhi NCR. This is in addition to an Engineering Centre in Hyderabad.

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