Bosch Group appoints new president in India

Bosch Group announced the appointment of Steffen Berns as the new managing director of Bosch Limited and president of Bosch Group in India. Bern’s appointment would take effect on January 1, 2013, when V.K. Viswanathan steps down after heading the operations of Bosch India operations for the past five years.
Berns joined the Bosch Group in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1990, and he worked in the Bosch Group in India from 1996-99 as the head of OE Sales and R&D, and later he became the managing director of Robert Bosch Engineering Business Solutions.
Berns also headed the electronics business of the Diesel Division and has been a member of the board of Bosch Gasoline Systems Division since 2006.
“Bosch in India has an excellent track record with its strong growth, good customer relationships, local development, strong talent base and manufacturing capabilities. We will continue and extend the journey further by strengthening local innovations and will additionally focus more on opportunities in the non-automotive business fields, e.g. power tools, security technology, thermo technology and capital goods,” said Berns. (December 19, 2012)