Mercedes-Benz India has elevated Santosh Iyer as the Managing Director & CEO effective January 1, 2023. Iyer is currently associated with Mercedes-Benz India as the VP-Sales & Marketing.
Iyer succeeds Martin Schwenk, who will take up new responsibilities as the President & CEO, Mercedes-Benz Thailand, from January 1, 2023.
Iyer has been associated with Mercedes-Benz India since 2009. He has held various leadership positions with the luxury car market leader including sales, marketing, customer services, communications and CRM. He took up the responsibility as VP, Customer Services & Retail Training business in 2016.
Iyer is a graduate in commerce from Mumbai University. He is an MBA from the University of Indianapolis and holds a Masters in Corporate Governance and Compliance from the University of Lake Konstanz, Germany.
