News: Tesla India appoints Chithra Thomas as the Country HR Leader

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Tesla India appoints Chithra Thomas as the Country HR Leader

Tesla has made a number of executive appointments as it gears up for operations in india.
Tesla India appoints Chithra Thomas as the Country HR Leader

Tesla India has appointed Chithra Thomas as the Country HR Leader.  As Tesla firms up its plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year, the Elon Musk-run company has hired top executives in the country who has taken charge of some of its operations in the country.

The company has ramped up hiring for top positions and has onboarded Manuj Khurana as Policy and Business Development head for India operations.

The company has also hired Nishant as Charging Manager who will head the supercharging, destination charging, and home charging business for Tesla India. He was earlier head of Charging Infrastructure and Energy Storage at homegrown electric vehicle company Ather Energy.

Tesla India now has a Country HR Leader in Chithra Thomas who earlier worked at Walmart and Reliance Retail.

"Tesla India is moving full speed ahead with building local team. We are excited to see the progress. Hoping to see you (Musk) in India when @Tesla delivers the first cars," Tesla Club India said in a tweet on Wednesday.

On January 12, Yediyurappa had tweeted from his official handle that Tesla would start its operations in India with an R&D unit in Bengaluru.

Breaking his silence after the news broke that Tesla has finally entered India by registering it as a company in Bengaluru, Musk said on January 13 that he is on the way to fulfill his promise to let electric cars run on the roads of India.

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