He has taken charge as the Country Head of ZF in India and Head of ZF India Pvt. Ltd ((June 1, 2015), with the objective of driving the performance and development of all lines of business for ZF in India.

At the same time, he is also responsible for the operational function at ZF India Pvt. Ltd. Of course, he looks at this dual role of tackling the business aspects overall as well as taking care of the day to day operations as an opportunity. And it is opportunities that inspire him while he draws strength from his ability to adapt as well as from team work.

Turning around ZF's Coimbatore facility into a profitable one was Suresh's biggest professional challenge and the qualities that helped him successfully accomplish that assignment will also enable him to achieve the task at hand currently. Those qualities are: ‘Being focused and harnessing the potential of the team'.

The first half of the year has been good with myriad of activities at ZF, the major ones being the opening of the Chakan facility and the TRW acquisition. ZF Friedrichshafen AG also took over Industrial Gears and Wind Turbine Gearbox business from Bosch Rexroth which marked their entry into the business with industrial gears that are used in oil rigs, mine vehicles, tunnel drilling machines, or cableways, etc. This year also marks the 100 year of ZF providing the world with futuristic technology and high quality products.

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