Manoj Kolhatkar

Manoj Kolhatkar, Group President, is one of the two Co-Chief Operating Officers of the Group. He is a member of the ANAND Executive Board. He is the Managing Director of the Group’s flagship, Gabriel India. Manoj is directly responsible and accountable to the ANAND Executive Board for the following Group companies: Gabriel India; Faurecia Clean Mobility – a joint venture between ANAND and Faurecia Clean Mobility France; Valeo Friction Materials India – ANAND’s joint venture with Valeo France; both joint venture companies with CY Myutec, Korea namely ANAND CY Myutec Automotive and CY Myutec ANAND; as well as Anchemco and Ansysco. In addition, he will continue to head Business Development, and Materials for the Group.

He is also a member of the ANAND Management Forum which oversees operational issues for the Group.

Having spent over 21 years with the TATA Group Mr. Manoj Kolhatkar, Managing Director, Gabriel India Limited has amassed more than two decades of experience in the automotive industry. Manoj is also responsible for the Group’s business development and corporate materials functions. He joined ANAND in June 2011 and is also a member of the ANAND Executive Committee.

As the CEO of Tata Yazaki, one of India’s leading wiring harness manufacturers, he was responsible for turning around the company in a short time. Under his leadership, the organisation set up four plants and registered a growth of >140% in two years.

Earlier, Manoj served as the CEO of TACO – Interiors and Plastics division, where he played a pivotal role in introducing several new technologies, some which were implemented for the first time in the country. Mr. Kolhatkar is a graduate of engineering from Nagpur University along with a degree in business management from the University of Pune.