India-born appointed as global president of Ford

Strengthening the hold of India-origin professionals across corporate America, Ford Motors announced the appointment of Punjab-born Kumar Galhotra as its global president of non-electric automobile business, which clocks annual revenues in excess of over $100 billion. Galhotra grew up in India before moving to the US where he completed bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He has served Ford for nearly 34 years. Galhotra will be president of Ford Blue, and will be reporting to Ford’s president and CEO Jim Farley. Ford Blue will encompass the company’s internal combustion engine (ICE) products, or those running on petrol and diesel. This would give him charge of products across the various car brands that Ford runs, and in all geographies. Prior to this role, Galhotra - who joined Ford in 1988 - was president, Americas & international markets group. He has previously worked as Ford’s president for North America, and group VP for the Lincoln brand.