Our Team

Vinod AggarwalMD and CEO - VECV

Vinod Aggarwal is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), a Joint Venture Company between AB Volvo of Sweden and Eicher Motors Limited.

He has been associated with Eicher Group from 1983 and since then has handled various assignments across the Tractor, Trucks, Buses, Gears and Engines Businesses. He took over the role of the Group CFO in 2006; President of Eicher Trucks and Buses in 2009; CEO in July 2010 and Managing Director in October 2016.

He was intimately involved in Eicher Group restructuring culminating in creation of the Joint Venture between AB Volvo and Eicher Motors.

A Commerce graduate from Punjab University, he is dually qualified as Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant.

Over the years, he has won several awards for his contribution to the commercial vehicle industry including the “CV Man of the Year” twice in 2019 and 2014. He was awarded as the “Best CEO- Medium and Heavy Duty truck makers” in 2016 by World Auto Forum and the “Hall of Fame 2015” by Manufacturing Today. In 2019, he was inducted into The Economic Times Polymers Automotive Hall of Fame.

R. S. SachdevaCOO - Eicher Trucks and Buses

R. S. Sachdeva is the Chief Operating officer - Eicher Trucks and Buses. He is responsible for design and development of the complete product range of Eicher branded Trucks and Buses, as well as for the development of the new range of Engines.

An Automobile Engineer by qualification and passion. He has been associated with the organization since 1991 and has 29 years of experience in Eicher and has worked in various positions in Automobile Design and Development.

Akash PasseyPresident- Bus Division, VECV

Akash Passey is President of Bus Division at VECV, responsible for both Volvo branded and Eicher branded buses in India. He has a vast experience of close to 30 years in the commercial vehicle industry. Having started his career in 1991 with Eicher Motors, he has worked for over 23 years with the Volvo Group where he has served in various roles globally. In his last assignment, as Sr. Vice President of Volvo Bus Corporation, Akash was responsible for business in the International Region covering Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, China, CIS countries and India.

Anders HagerEVP and CFO - VECV

Anders Häger is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial officer (CFO) of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (VECV), A Joint Venture Company between AB Volvo of Sweden and Eicher Motors Limited.

Anders holds Master’s degree in Business Management from University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Anders first joined Volvo Group in 2003 and was Senior Vice President of Controlling and Strategy at Group Trucks Technology (GTT) before moving here, a position he has held since 2012. Prior to GTT, he was Head of Business Control for Volvo 3P from 2003 to 2012.

Before joining Volvo, he had various senior managerial positions in the Swedish Gas Company AGA and also in the German engineering company Linde.

S S GillSVP - International Business, Company-Owned Retail and Non-Automotive Engine Business, VECV

S S Gill is Senior Vice President, heading the International Business, Company-Owned Retail Business (COCO) for India and Non-Automotive Engine Business of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

A mechanical engineer by qualification, he has been associated with the organization since 1992. During his 28 years of experience, he has worked in various positions as Business head, in Sales, Marketing, Brand & Communication, After-market, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, Quality, Purchasing and Manufacturing - in commercial vehicles, non-automotive and components business areas.

B SrinivasSVP – Bus Business and Product Strategy, VECV

B. Srinivas is the Senior Vice President - Bus Business & Product Strategy, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. He has 27 years of experience in Eicher and has worked in various positions in Strategy, product planning, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, purchasing, global sourcing, capacity enhancement, supplier quality assurance, Production planning, procurement and product development.

He has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Diploma in Materials Management and PG Diploma in Industrial Engineering & Management.

Rajesh MishraSVP and CDO - Business Processes and Systems - VECV

Rajesh Mishra is the SVP & CDO – Chief Digital Officer.

Rajesh Mishra is responsible for group wide initiatives on Process transformation and IT Solutions. He has more than 27 years of Industry experience in IT and Large scale transformation Programs. He has done his Graduation and Post - Graduation from BITS, Pilani.

Aditya K ShrivastavaSVP - Manufacturing Operations - VECV

Aditya K Shrivastava is the Head of Manufacturing Operations and is responsible for production, manufacturing quality, procurement, part distribution Centre (VEPDC) and logistics.

An engineering graduate with 27 years of rich experience in automotive and heavy engineering industries, He has been associated with VECV since Dec 2011.

Hitendra MishraSVP - Eicher Engineering Components

Hitendra Mishra is Senior Vice President and Head of Eicher Engineering Components, “an independent Business Unit” responsible for making components and Transmission Assembly.

He joined Eicher in the year 1992. He is credited with a paper on ‘Six Sigma Improvement’ published in journal (ICFAI University Press Journal 2007). He is a Mechanical Engineer from (Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra), and has done his PGDM from XLRI Jamshedpur.

B DINAKARSVP – Volvo Trucks India

B Dinakar is Senior Vice President of Volvo Trucks India and is recognized as a highly competent Leader for enhancing P&L scenario and developing new markets.

He has been associated with the organization since 2015. He has been a successful Business Head with a 31-year track record of aggressively growing sales and improving profitability in heavy duty truck and capital equipment business operations in India. He brings in additional experience in positioning efficiency for Growth.

He did his Mechanical Engineering in 1986 and is a Scholar from Ross School of Business-Michigan, USA.

Vishal MathurSVP – LMD Trucks Business – VECV

Vishal Mathur is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Sales & Marketing of Eicher Trucks in Light & Medium Duty Range.

Prior to taking up this role in June 2017, he was Head of Sales for LMD trucks for 3 years, and prior to that he was head of West Zone for all product lines including aftermarket, comprising large markets of Maharashtra, Gujrat, MP & Chhattisgarh.

A mechanical engineer by qualification, he has been associated with the organization since 1996. During his 24 years of experience, he has worked in various roles in Sales, Marketing, After-market, Quality, and Manufacturing in Commercial Vehicles and in Royal Enfield.

Ramesh RajagopalanSVP – Aftermarket and Network Development - VECV

Ramesh Rajgopalan is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Aftermarket & Network Development function of Eicher Trucks and Buses in India. He has a rich experience of more than 30 years in various areas of sales, marketing, aftermarket and customer services. Prior to joining VECV, he was heading aftermarket function at DICV.

He has pursued Automobile Engineering from Anna University and holds a Certification in Applied Leadership from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Gagandeep Singh GandhokSVP – HD Trucks Business - VECV

Gagandeep Singh Gandhok is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Sales & Marketing of Eicher Trucks in Heavy Duty Range.

He has been associated with the organization for more than 17 years of experience. Began as a Management Trainee at Eicher and since then has been in various leadership roles of Sales and Marketing. Pro 8000 Series is a noteworthy project he partook in apart from many more ambitious projects.

He has pursued Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA in Marketing from University Business School, Punjab University - Chandigarh.

Suresh ChettiarSVP - Volvo Buses India

Suresh Chettiar is responsible for Volvo Buses India operations. He brings with him over two decades of Volvo Buses and Volvo Group Trucks experiences - having held senior leadership roles across commercial and marketing functions. He has driven market development of Volvo’s high-end buses in India. A mechanical engineer by qualification, Suresh has keen interests and insights into various domains of public transport such as evolving multi-modal travel patterns, public private partnerships and advocacy of best practices through global benchmarking.

Bhagwan K BindiganavileSVP – Strategic Planning, Brand and Communication, VECV

Bhagwan K Bindiganavile is heading Strategic Planning and Brand & Corporate Communication of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Prior to joining VECV, he has worked for over 22 years with the Volvo Group and has held senior leadership positions in various business areas globally. In his last assignment, as Vice President- Volvo Buses, Bhagwan was responsible for strategy & marketing of Volvo Buses India.