Daimler appoints new Head of Research and Development in India
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Feb 21, 2014, 10:34 PM
Daimler has appointed Manu Saale as the new Head of Mercedes-Benz Research and Development in India.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler, responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, introduced Manu Saale as new Managing Director and CEO of MBRDI. Manu Saale succeeds Dr. Jens Cattarius, who takes over new responsiblities within Mercedes-Benz R&D in Stuttgart/Germany.
Manu Saale, joined Daimler in 2011 and worked at MBRDI as the head of department for Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Prof. Thomas Weber pointed out, "With Manu Saale, being multilingual and Indian-born, we appointed an international expert and global player at the head of MBRDI. We are committed to India and underline our confidence to this important growth market for Daimler."
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