Jagdish Khattar

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Jagdish Khattar is the former Managing Director of Maruti Udyog Limited. Prior to this post, he has been an officer of the Indian Administrative Service with more than 37 years of experience. He is the current vice-president of 'Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers'.^[1] He has overseen a restructuring of the company in face of increased competition caused by the foray of various foreign car players in the Indian market.^[2]

[edit] Background

Khattar completed a Bachelor in Arts(Honours) degree from St Stephen's College, Delhi and his LLB from Delhi University. He then joined the Indian Administrative Service, serving as:

officer of the Uttar Pradesh State Government, 1965-1979
director of the Tea Board of India, London office, 1979-1983
chairman of the Tea Board, Ministry of Commerce, 1983-1984
chairman and managing director of Uttar Pradesh State Cement Corporation from 1984-1986
secretary and then chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, Transport Department, 1986-1988
and joint secretary in the ministry of steel, Government of India, 1988-1993.^[1]

[edit] In Maruti Udyog

Khattar joined the company on July 01, 1993 as director(marketing) and went on to become executive director(marketing). In 1999, he was appointed as the second Managing Director of Maruti Udyog. That year, on August 18, 1999, after a controversy between Suzuki and the Indian Government, he was nominated by the Government of India and appointed to the post of managing director and chief executive officer. In order to fulfill a revised joint venture agreement that stated that the Government of India and Suzuki take turns appointing a new Managing Director and Chairman every tenure, Khattar resigned and was immediately re-appointed as managing director, nominated by Suzuki, on May 30, 2002.