With over 30 years of experience in the Automotive industry, Mr Malhotra has worked in different functions of sales, service, network expansion & development, brand building and customer-centric initiatives in organizations including Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki Mahindra & Mahindra and Nissan India. He has worked across the length and breadth of India. His last corporate assignment was as Managing Director, Nissan Motors India(2014-2018)
Graduated from IIM-Calcutta in 1983 and joined the automobile industry when it was at a nascent stage in India. His career has been deeply involved in areas of brand building, strategic marketing, retail network expansion, training, rural marketing, customer-centric initiatives and formulating group-level strategies.
Served as an Executive Council member of SIAM, the apex body of the Auto Industry and was the Chairman of Auto Expo 2018 held in Delhi. Presently strategic consultant and advisor in the auto domain and independent director on the board of reputed companies.
Keynote speaker at management /industry forums such as FADA, ETAuto, National HRD Forum, NASSCOM, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers( SIAM).Key speaker at marketing and sales conferences in companies across different industries. The speaker in prestigious business/engineering schools.Professor of Practice at IIT Roorkee and IIT Mandi and visiting faculty at IIM Kolkata. Regular speaker/panellist on prominent TV Channels (CNBC, NDTV, ET Now, Zee and Sansad TV).