Sumit Sawhney
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Renault
India
He joined Renault in India as Executive Director in September 2012 from General Motors. With strong experience of 20 years in the Indian automotive industry, He has spent a significant part of his tenure in augmenting sales, marketing, after-sales business and network development for the company. He was also part of a major transition at the US car company, which saw sales surge in India. Sumit has been instrumental in establishing the Renault brand in India and setting the company on a growth trajectory. In his tenure, Renault Duster has become one of the top selling SUV in the country. Sumit joined Renault when the automotive industry was going through a downturn and inspired, motivated the team to establish Renault brand among the top 10 automotive brands in India within three years of its operations.