Veoneer, Inc., an automotive technology company that produces sensors, control units, software and systems for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems, has announced that the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, Nishant Batra, has decided to leave the Company to pursue a new career opportunity.
Prior to this role, Batra served Ericsson, where he was the head of Product Area Networks. Earlier, Batra had a stint with Verizon and as a Research Assistant at Southern Methodist University.
Batra will leave in January to return to the telecommunications industry as Chief Strategy & Technology Officer for Nokia Corporation and will relocate to the United States, Veoneer said in a statement.
Giuseppe Rosso, Veoneer’s current Vice President Systems & Software will be appointed Acting Chief Technology Officer of Veoneer upon Batra’s departure.
Commenting on the development, Jan Carlson, Chairman, President & CEO, Veoneer, said, “I would like to thank Nishant Batra for his strong contributions to Veoneer. During his time with the Company we have defined a competitive, long-term technology roadmap for Veoneer which we are now implementing. I respect his decision to return to the United States and the telecommunications industry.”
“I am proud of my time at Veoneer and I wish the Company all the best for the future. Veoneer is very well positioned in ADAS and automation, one of the strongest growth trends in the automotive industry. For me, it is a personal decision to return to the United States and the telecommunications industry. I would like to thank all of my Veoneer colleagues for more than two years of great cooperation,” said Nishant Batra, Chief Technology Officer, Veoneer.
Nishant Batra holds an MBA from INSEAD, M.S. Communications and M.S. Computer Science from Southern Methodist University. He has also completed executive programs from IIM – Lucknow and IMD Business School.
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