Pavel Richter will be assuming the role of Production Technical Director of the SKODA led INDIA 2.0 project of the Volkswagen Group on 1 November 2018. The 46-year-old will be responsible for the production of all the models at the plant in Pune. The personnel restructuring is part of the ‘INDIA 2.0’ project. Under Gurpratap Boparai leadership, SKODA is responsible for the Volkswagen Group’s model campaign on the Indian market.

Pavel Richter has been working for SKODA AUTO since 2000, and has performed various managerial roles in the Czech Republic as well as other international markets. From 2014, Richter was responsible for the production of the OCTAVIA, RAPID and KAROQ models at the company’s headquarters in Mladá Boleslav.