Mr Rajendra Petkar is the President & Chief Technology Officer at Tata Motors. He drives vision & strategy for automotive technology development, besides being responsible for vehicle engineering & delivery. He has been leading a culture of innovation & frugal engineering at Tata Motors with an objective of delivering sustainable & differentiated products for customers.

In his role as head of R&D, Mr Petkar has spearheaded the transformation of the product portfolio through multiple interventions like “New Forever” range of cars, “Future Ready” range of Commercial Vehicles, BS4 to BS6 emission transition, Connected Vehicle Platform and leadership in occupant safety. Under his leadership the company has taken successful strides in design and development of zero emission technologies through Battery Electric Vehicles and countries first fuel cell powered bus.

Mr. Petkar is an Alumni of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with Post Graduation – M Tech with specialization in Thermal and Fluid Engg. He started his career with Tata Motors in 1989.