Mercedes-Benz India names Santosh Iyer as new MD & CEO

Mercedes-Benz India names Santosh Iyer as new MD & CEO

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: September 01 2022

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  • Luxury car market leader Mercedes-Benz India has announced a top-management organisational change. 
  • The company has elevated Santosh Iyer, currently its Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, to the post of Managing Director and CEO.
  • Santosh Iyer replaces Martin Schwenk, who, after an extremely successful four-year stint in India, will take over as President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Thailand.
  • Both these appointments will be effective from January 1, 2023. Iyer is the first Indian – and, at 46, also the youngest – to take charge at the helm of affairs of Mercedes-Benz India.
  • Santosh Iyer was appointed vice president of the firm for customer services and retail training in 2016.
  • Santosh Iyer has been working at Mercedes-Benz India since 2009 and has held executive positions in a variety of departments, including sales, marketing, Customer care, communications, and customer relationship management.
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