Hero MotoCorp appoints two senior-level executives

Hero MotoCorp appoints two senior-level executivesHero MotoCorp, India's leading two-wheeler manufacturer, on Thursday announced the appointments of two senior executives - Rajat Bhargava and Marcus Feichtner.

Rajat Bhargava, a former senior partner at global consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, has joined the company as the head of Strategy & Performance Transformation division with immediate effect; while Marcus Feichtner has been appointed as the head of the `engine design & development' division of the company.

The company tapped Mr. Feichtner from European auto technology firm AVL, where he was serving as the executive director of the company's India Technical Centre.

Commenting on the appointment of two top level executives, managing director and chief executive officer Pawan Munjal said, "Bhargava has the ideal expertise and experience to play an important role... Feichtner will play a critical role with the ideal credentials, experience and domain knowledge in strengthening this development process."

Mr. Bhargava will report directly to Mr. Munjal; while Feichtner will report to the head of the company's Research & Development (R&D) division.

The two-wheeler giant also announced the appointment of Anadi Pande as the Director of the School of Business & Management (SBM) at the BML Munjal University. Mr. Pande was previously the head of Human Resource Management and Corporate Planning and Strategy at Hero MotoCorp.