Mercedes-Benz Appoints Vyankatesh Kulkarni As Executive Director & Head Of India Operations

Luxury carmaker, Mercedes-Benz has appointed Vyankatesh Kulkarni as the Executive Director and Head of Operations, India, effective June 1, 2022. 

Vyankatesh will be responsible for production and procurement related functions of Mercedes-Benz India, including the company’s transformation journey into electrification, digitization and technology driven smart manufacturing prowess of the future. 

Vyankatesh joined Mercedes Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) in 2008 and has been strategizing and setting up the International tech-hub for manufacturing and supply chain. 

Announcing this key leadership appointment, Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India said, “Vyankatesh is a highly experienced professional bringing two decades of rich experience in technology, supply chain and digitization journey of Mercedes-Benz. He has successfully handled many important global projects at MBRDI in the areas of planning, simulations, engineering, quality and supply chain. At Mercedes-Benz India, he will build on the strong localization competencies of our world-class manufacturing facility and related resources. He will also play a pivotal role in transforming the manufacturing ecosystem by undertaking the company’s transitional journey into electrification and technology driven ‘Smart Manufacturing’ and Industry 4.0 practices of the future.”

Vyankatesh Kulkarni holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and pursued Data Science from IIM, Lucknow. Prior to Mercedes Benz Research & Development India, Vyankatesh worked with leading automotive companies such as TATA Motors-Technologies and Maruti Suzuki India.