{"id":267451,"date":"2025-03-26T20:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/sunil-kakkar-1st-desi-in-house-staffer-on-maruti-suzuki-board-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:02:14","slug":"sunil-kakkar-1st-desi-in-house-staffer-on-maruti-suzuki-board-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/sunil-kakkar-1st-desi-in-house-staffer-on-maruti-suzuki-board-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunil Kakkar 1st desi in-house staffer on Maruti Suzuki board &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-119555899,imgsize-615042,width-400,resizemode-4\/119555899.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunil Kakkar 1st desi in-house staffer on Maruti Suzuki board &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Sunil Kakkar 1st desi in-house staffer on Maruti Suzuki board &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/maruti-suzuki\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Maruti Suzuki<\/a> India on Wednesday announced the appointment of <!-- -->Sunil Kakkar<!-- --> as an additional director and whole-time director, the first instance of a homegrown Indian employee being nominated as a director on its board by parent <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/maruti-suzuki\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Suzuki Motor Corporation<\/a>.<br \/>The <!-- -->Board of Directors<!-- -->, at its meeting held on March 26, 2025, approved the appointment of Sunil Kakkar as an additional director and whole-time director designated as director (corporate planning) is for a period of three years, with effect from April 1, 2025 up to March 31, 2028, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) said. Following his appointment, there will be six Japanese and six Indians on the board of MSIL. He is the first Indian in-house employee of Maruti Suzuki who has been nominated by Suzuki Motor Corporation. 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