New Delhi: BMW Group India have announced a change in their personnel at leadership as Mr Hardeep Signh Brar has been appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer effective from September 1st 2025. Mr Hardeep Singh Brar takes over the helm from Mr Vikram Pawah, who is taking charge as Chief Executive Officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Brar comes with more than 30 years of experience in the Indian automotive industry having taken many senior management positions. In his most recent role, he served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Kia India. Before this, Mr Brar’s diverse experience included leading important functions of sales, marketing, customer experience, network development and corporate strategy across several brands, which include Maruti-Suzuki, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, General Motors, Nissan Motor and Great Wall Motor Company.
Mr Vikram Pawah has been with the BMW Group since 2017 and has found success in leading the company’s operations both in India and in Australia as well. In more recent years, Mr Pawah has set the BMW Group India’s aim on expanding market share through new opportunities and target groups and taking electric mobility, digitalisation, retail experience and customer-centricity to the next level.
Mr Jean-Phillip Parain, Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa for BMW Group, has said, “India is among the fastest growing markets for BMW Group and an important pillar of our long-term success strategy for the region. Mr. Hardeep Singh Brar holds vast expertise and an intricate understanding of the Indian automotive industry to lead this dynamic market and strengthen BMW Group’s operations here.”
He concluded by thanking Mr Vikram Pawah for his “immense contribution towards strategic growth of BMW Group India” and for being an important figure in the brand’s recent development.