Girish Wagh is the Head of Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Business Unit. Earlier, he was Senior Vice President of Tata’s Small and Passenger Cars Division and Head of Project Planning and Project Management at Tata Motors. He played an active role in the Tata Nano project.
Girish Wagh of Tata Nano
Wiki/Biography
Girish Vargh was born on 2 December 1971 (Thursday) (48 years old in 2019) in Pune, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Girish grew up in Pune and completed his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune. He also completed his postgraduate studies in Manufacturing from the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research.
appearance
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
Girish Wagh was born in a middle-class family in Pune, Maharashtra.
Profession
After graduating from graduate school, Girish Vargh joined Tata Motors in 1993 at the age of 23. Soon, he became a part of the Tata India vehicle development team. After the project was completed, Tata India vehicles sold well, and Ravi Kant, then Managing Director of Tata Motors, selected him to design and produce a small commercial vehicle. After intense brainstorming and hard work, the final product, Tata Ace, was born, which sold well in the Indian commercial vehicle market. After the project was completed, Ratan Tata and Ravi Kant decided to give Girish Vargh a team of 500 people and asked him to build a car priced under 100,000 rupees and meet all regulatory requirements. The project took three years and in 2008, the Tata Nano became the final product. Girish proved his value to the company by continuously delivering outstanding projects, and soon he was appointed as the head of the commercial vehicle business unit.
Facts/Trivia
- Girish Wagh is married to Deepali and has two children. However, he lives a very private life and keeps a good separation between his work and personal life.
- Girish Wagh is known for his exceptional skills and completing projects within tight timelines which made him stand out in the company. In 2019, Girish Wagh led a project at Tata Motors that launched a new policy whereby any commercial vehicle sold to a driver would get accident insurance worth Rs 10 lakh.
Girish Wagh, President, CVBU and his team
- Although Girish Wagh has the skills and ability to complete projects on time, he is a demanding and aggressive team leader. Leaders must maintain discipline when working with their team, but being too demanding can sometimes make others in the team uneasy.
- After his success in the passenger vehicle segment, Girish Vargh was appointed as the head of Tata Motors Commercial Business. He worked with former Executive Director Mr. Ravindra Pisarodi to understand the workings of the division.
Mr. Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors
Mr. Girish Wagh, President, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles, launched the new Tata Motors Prima and Winger at Auto Expo 2020. He showcased new innovations, spoke about BSVI and the future of mobility solutions in India. Visit us at Tata Motors Pavilion, Hall 14, Stand N6 #TataCVatAutoExpo2020 #AutoExpo2020 More details: http://bit.ly/3815rqo
Tata Motors, May 2020
- While developing the Tata Nano, Girish and his team took the M-800 as the concept and designed all the details of the car themselves as they had just received the final budget for the car, which was to build a car with a price tag of just over Rs 1 lakh.
- In his free time, Girish enjoys reading, working out, and spending time with his family.
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