DTNA Names Rakesh Aneja to Lead eMobility Unit
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Daimler Trucks North America announced the appointment of Rakesh Aneja as the company’s new head of eMobility that is focused on electric drive systems.
Most recently, he led DTNA’s powertrain engineering organization at Detroit and was based in Michigan.
Aneja assumes the role vacated by Michael Scheib, who has been promoted to the role of head of product management at Mercedes-Benz Trucks and will be based in Germany.
Aneja
Aneja will lead all eMobility activities at DTNA, including product strategy, platform management, customer consulting and charging infrastructure services.
He will also serve as program lead for the medium-duty Freightliner eM2 and heavy-duty eCascadia, both slated for start of limited production in 2022, the Portland, Ore.-based company reported.
Introducing our new head of eMobility: Rakesh Aneja.
In his new role, Aneja will be #LeadingTheCharge on product strategy, platform management, customer consulting, and charging infrastructure services. — Daimler Trucks NA (@DaimlerTrucksNA) February 1, 2021
“As an industry, we are well on our way to our CO-neutral future that will benefit all of us — fleets, drivers and the public alike — and with Rakesh’s stewardship, we will hasten that transition at DTNA,” CEO Roger Nielsen said in a release. — Transport Topics
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