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MOTORINDIA
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April 2012
Manish Sahi is new
MD of Volvo Buses
Mr. Manish Sahi has
been appointed Manag-
ing Director of Volvo
Buses in India respon-
sible for the South Asia
region. The appointment
follows the elevation of
Mr. Akash Passey as Sen-
ior Vice President - Busi-
ness Region International,
Volvo Bus Corporation,
responsible for Region In-
ternational, and Chairman
of the Board of Volvo
Buses in India in January
last.
Mr. Manish has over 18 years of
rich experience in business devel-
opment, channel development and
HR across the commercial vehicle
and financing industry. Earlier, from
2003 to 2006, he was also the Na-
tional Sales Head at Volvo Buses
in India, following which he had
worked outside the group before re-
joining the company in 2010.
Mr. Akash Passey observed: “In-
dia will play a key role in the future
plans of the region, with ambitious
growth plans across commercial,
product, industrial and market are-
nas. I believe that the diverse expe-
rience that Manish brings with him
will be an asset in the future. I wish
him all the best for his new assign-
ment and continued success.”
Mr. Manish Sahi said: “Volvo has
been at the forefront of driving the
quality of life of millions of passen-
gers over the last decade. The com-
pany is now ready for the next phase
of growth. It is a privilege for me to
lead Volvo Buses in the region, and
I will work towards consolidating
the leadership position already es-
tablished.”
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men at the helm
Sam Burman
joins AL as
Chief Technology
Officer
Ashok Leyland has appointed
Mr. Sam Burman as its Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) respon-
sible for the Product Development,
Advanced Engineering and Prod-
uct Planning functions.
Prior to joining Ashok Leyland,
Mr. Burman was with IVECO,
Italy, as Senior Vice President for
medium and heavy trucks.
Born in Sweden, Mr. Burman
is a Mechanical Engineer with
over 30 years of experience in the
global truck and bus industry in
various capacities across Europe,
South America, China, Australia,
South Africa and the US. His long
association with Scania saw him
handling different assignments
across the globe.
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In his new role, Mr. Manish will
head Volvo Buses in the region to-
wards achieving the objective of
becoming a $1 billion company
with sales of 5,000 buses per an-
num. This is part of the Asia Lev-
erage programme, wherein India,
along with China, will account for
a significant part of the total sales
for Volvo Bus Corporation globally.