Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery (MAM) has appointed Toru Saito as its president and CEO. In the new role, he will also be a representative director on the board of MAM.
Saito has more than 33 years of experience with Nissan Motors and Audi Japan. While working with Nissan, he held various leadership positions in Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands and Russia including that of the global business head for their Infiniti business. For the past six years he was associated with Audi and his most recent role, prior to joining Mahindra, has been that of the president, Audi Japan Sales KK.
Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery is a strategic investment in Japan. It is a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the rice value chain and plays a key role in establishing Mahindra as a global player in the area of tractor and farm implements.
Rajesh Jejurikar, executive director, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., and director and chairman of the board of directors of Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd, said, “Our endeavour is to bring on board top global talent to support our ambitious growth plans. We have implemented several initiatives at MAM, which is at an exciting inflection point. Saito brings with him global cross-functional experience and I am sure under his leadership MAM will continue its transformative journey and meet the commitments of a profitable growth.”
Most recently, Mahindra has appointed several high-profile leaders including Uli Stuhec, who has joined as vice president and head- Global Born Electric Platform, based in Mahindra North American Technical Centre, Detroit.
