Sachin S. Lawande (born 1966/67) is an Indian American businessman, the president and CEO of
Visteon
Visteon Corporation (VC) is an American global automotive electronics supplier based in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Visteon designs, engineers, and manufactures vehicle cockpit electronics products, connected car services and electrification p ...
, a
Fortune 500
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American automotive electronics company, since June 2015.
Early life
Lawande earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and telecommunications from
Bombay University
University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges.
It was est ...
in India, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois.
Board of trustees
The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of T ...
at Edwardsville.
Career
Lawande joined
Harman International Industries
Harman International Industries, Inc., commonly known as Harman, is an American audio electronics company. Since 2017, the company has been operating as an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut ...
in 2006.
From 2011 to 2013, Lawande was co-president of Harman's lifestyle and infotainment divisions.
From 2013 to 2015, Lawande was executive vice president and president of Harman's infotainment division.
Lawande has been president and CEO of Visteon since June 2015.
In March 2020, Lawande purchased US$251,000 of Visteon stock, at $50.25 per share.
References
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Living people
1960s births
American chief executives
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni