NEW DELHI: Kia Motors India has appointed Hardeep Singh Brar as national head of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for enhancing Kia’s leadership position in the Indian market and for enabling the next wave of growth.

Brar brings over two decades of experience in the automotive industry to Kia, having most recently served at Great Wall Motors as director marketing and sales.

Prior to this, Brar has held senior leadership positions across sales, network, and marketing functions at Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, General Motors and Nissan.

Kia Motors India MD & CEO Kookhyun Shim said, “Kia has been able to disrupt the Indian automobile industry and emerge as a market leader in a record time and with Brar onboard, we are confident of consolidating our position further through a more consumer focused approach.”

“I have followed Kia’s India journey and witnessed the way Kia has disrupted the market with three segment-leading products. It is an exciting phase that Kia Motors India is in right now and I look forward to continuing Kia’s phenomenal run and shaping the future for the brand,” Brar said.