Associated with the Company since May 2004, Gaurav Motwane has gained considerable experience in auto components industry. An alumnus of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Motwane is inspired by ‘Organisations who continue to innovate and develop state of the art technology to help to meet rapidly changing customer and market demands.

"We have all seen the kind of impact new innovations can have on an industry and economy as a whole. There is an advantage in using ones strong analytical skills with the ability to identify opportunities and risks based on which strategic decisions can be taken," he shares.

Over the years, Indian Auto component suppliers have had to establish Joint Ventures and Technical collaborations with International players to acquire product and process technology. "This was a huge challenge for Mahindra Sona Ltd. (MSL) given we did not have a Joint venture partner or a technical tie up with an overseas partner for the manufacturing of Propeller shafts.

"The question being asked was "what is MSL's technology pipeline"? We started this journey by identifying world class Companies who are leaders in supplying Propeller shafts. We needed to understand the technology they used and if it was applicable to the Indian context. Striking and maintaining a long standing partnership with large globally established players was a challenge which we have achieved," states Motwane.

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