Etrio Automobiles Announces Appointment of Prabhakar Kadapa as Board of Director

Hyderabad, India – Etrio Automobiles Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based EV manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Prabhakar Kadapa to its Board of Directors. Kadapa is a veteran automotive leader with over 39 years of industry experience. He most recently served as the CEO and Managing Director, PSA AVTEC Powertrain Pvt Ltd (a joint venture of PSA Groupe, France and CK Birla Group) as well as the CEO and Managing Director, AVTEC Ltd (a CK Birla Group Company) – one of India’s largest powertrain and components manufacturers – where he successfully established overseas manufacturing footprints and strong international business for the company through M&A and JVs. He previously served as CEO & MD, Tecumseh Products India Pvt Ltd, Country Manager, Delphi Automotive India Pvt Ltd, Operations Director, JCB India, and GM - Satellite Plants and R&D Function, Mahindra & Mahindra. Among the other organizations he has previously worked with BOSCH, L&T Construction Equipment, Timex Watches, and Whirlpool India.

Delighted to be a part of Etrio’s story, Kadapa commented, “Electric vehicles are here to stay. I am looking forward to helping Etrio launch a series of cutting-edge next-gen electric cargo vehicles and supporting strategic organizational development as electric vehicle volumes pick up in numbers.”

Welcoming Kadapa into the Etrio family, Kalyan C Korimerla, Managing Diretor & Co-Promoter, Etrio, said, “He will bring into the Boardroom his several years of invaluable experience in developing strategy, developing, and introducing new products, building strategic partnerships, managing supply chain and vendors, and building quality organizations. His extensive leadership experience in the automotive sector in general, and in the development of electric vehicle platforms in particular, will be valuable not only in helping the Company to create a strategic product roadmap for the near future, but also in stabilizing its current product portfolio of 4-wheeler and 3-wheeler electric cargo vehicles through operational and manufacturing efficiencies.”

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