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Kamal Bali appointed MD of Volvo India

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Sharath Kumar
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BAGALORE, INDIA:The Board of Volvo India Private Limited (VIPL) has announced the appointment of Kamal Bali as managing director, with immediate effect.

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The ambitious targets of the Volvo Group now make it necessary to reinforce the structure of the joint company, Volvo India Private Limited (VIPL), and to develop a strong presence in the Indian context.

With a career spanning three decades, predominantly in the automotive (tractors) and CE industry, Kamal has worked for well-known Indian brands and also established and developed multinational corporations in India. He has had a broad experience in the functional areas of sales, marketing, finance, human resources, and exercised significant P&L responsibilities.

An engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kamal began his professional career with Eicher Group in 1981. Later, he headed the Sales function for Escorts' Tractors & Claas Harvestors, followed by the position of CEO and managing director for Same Deutz -Fahr India and Escorts Construction Equipment.

Prior to joining Volvo India, Kamal was working as the president and CEO of LeeBoy India Construction Equipment Private Limited.

Kamal shall be based in Bangalore and shall report at the Volvo Group level to Niklas Gustavsson, EVP, Corporate Sustainability and Public Affairs, and chairman of the board of Volvo India, and operationally to Philippe Divry, President VIPL.

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