In the next ETAutoTownHall, we have invited the mega business leader and management wizardry — Ashwani Gupta; Director, Representative Executive officer, COO Nissan Motor Co.

Ashwani Gupta is a rare Indian business leader who has achieved an unrivalled position on the global automotive turf. He is the Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Performance Officer at Nissan Motor. Before his current tenure at Nissan, he held the post of Representative Executive Officer and COO at Mitsubishi Motors, driving all operational aspects of the Japanese automaker’s global business.

He started his career with Honda Motor in 1996, playing various roles up to being the Head of New Model Development. His next tenure came with Renault in 2006, where he executed his responsibilities as the General Manager of Purchasing. Since then, he held several leadership & management roles across Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, including the position of Alliance Senior Vice President at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Light Commercial Vehicles Business. He even played a vital role in establishing Renault and Nissan companies in India.

He did his management courses from Harvard Business School, London Business School, IIEM and IMD and also holds a diploma from INSEAD/CEDEP in France.

Key Discussion Topics

•   Impact of Covid and How the industry will resurrect

•   Guidance and caution for the various stakeholders

•   Government's support and measures

•   Learnings from the past crisis

•   How will the new normal look like in automotive industry

•   The shape of economy