BMW Group India Names Hardeep Singh Brar as New President & CEO

In a significant leadership move, BMW Group India has announced the appointment of Mr. Hardeep Singh Brar as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2025. He succeeds Mr. Vikram Pawah, who takes over as CEO of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand.

Brar, a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience in India’s automotive industry, joins BMW Group India from Kia India, where he served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. His career has spanned senior roles at Maruti-Suzuki, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, General Motors, Nissan Motor, and Great Wall Motor Company, giving him a deep understanding of sales, marketing, customer experience, network development, and corporate strategy. An engineer by training from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab, Brar also sharpened his global leadership perspective as an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive Leadership Program.

Mr. Jean-Philippe Parain, Senior Vice President, Region Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, BMW Group quotes, “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 understating of Indian automotive industry to lead this dynamic market and strengthen BMW Group’s operations here. We would like to thank Mr. Vikram Pawah for his immense contribution towards strategic growth of BMW Group India and playing a decisive role in its recent development.”

Mr. Vikram Pawah, who has been with BMW Group since 2017, has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s growth in India and abroad, driving its focus on market expansion, electrification, digitalisation, and customer-centricity. Under his stewardship, BMW Group India strengthened its premium positioning and set new benchmarks in luxury mobility.

With its portfolio of BMW, MINI, and Motorrad, BMW Group India remains firmly focused on the premium segment of the Indian automobile market. Since its entry in 2007, the brand has built a robust footprint with a manufacturing plant in Chennai, regional distribution in Pune, training facilities in Gurugram, and a growing dealer network of over 80 touchpoints nationwide.

Brar’s appointment signals BMW Group India’s next chapter of growth, as the company looks to accelerate its momentum in one of the world’s most dynamic auto markets.

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