Tesla India on boards Chithra Thomas as its Country HR Leader

Tesla India has appointed Chithra Thomas as its Country HR Leader, who earlier worked at Walmart and Reliance Retail. As Tesla firms up its plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year, the Company has hired top executives in the country who has taken charge of some of its operations in the country.

After Musk inveterate Tesla's arrival in India, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa declared that the US-based electric vehicle and clean energy company will set up its production unit here. Tesla has already registered its office in Bengaluru. Now, it has started up hiring for top positions and has onboarded IIM Bangalore alumnus Manuj Khurana as Policy and Business Development head for India operations.

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

The company states, "Tesla India is moving full speed ahead with building a local team. We are excited to see the progress. Hoping to see you (Musk) in India when Tesla delivers the first cars."

Breaking his silence after the news broke that Tesla has finally entered India by registering it as a company in Bengaluru, Musk states on January 13 that he is on the way to fulfill his promise to let electric cars run on the roads of India. Last week, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that he has invited Tesla to start manufacturing EVs in India.