Nitish Tipnis was announced as Director, Marketing and Sales for Hover Automotive India (HAI), the Sales and Marketing partner of Nissan India. He will be supervising all the activities related to sales, marketing, after sales, dealer development and training of the company. During the starting period of Nissan in India in 2009, he has also served as the Chief Executive for Hover automotive.
Over the career span of 24 years in various fields such as operations, corporate planning, marketing, sales, and new business development in the consumer durables industry, he led consumer retail businesses for achieving process redesign, revenue growth, sustainable volumes, and profit enhancements.
"We are happy to have Mr. Nitish Tipnis working on the entire Nissan portfolio. We believe that his visionary strategic planning and deep knowledge of the domain will contribute immensely towards achieving our corporate goals in marketing and sales of all products under Nissan umbrella”, commented G.M. Singh, Vice Chairman and Managing Director (MD), HAI.
Ishida Takayuki, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nissan Motor India Private Limited, said, "Leadership of Mr. Nitish Tipnis will further strengthen Nissan's position at the Indian market place and help achieve our desired goals and meet the expectations of Indian customers. I wish him all the best in his second innings with the Nissan family."
Mr. Tipnis has gained huge experience in the field of sales and marketing and business operations after starting his career at Videocon. Before serving as President of Future Group Electronics Store Ezone, he has also headed the Reliance Digital.
Nissan Motor India Private Limited (NMIPL) started operating in the country in the year 2005. Japanese automobile giant, Nissan Motor Limited owns the Indian subsidiary completely. Nissan along with its global partner Renault, signed a MoU with the Tamilnadu government to setup a manufacturing unit in Oragadam, situated close to Chennai.
Nissan India associated itself with HAI to handle company’s sales and marketing, dealer development, customer relationship management and after sales in India. Hover India is leaving no stones unturned to identify and establish network of dealers across the country to increase the presence of the Nissan Brand in India.
