India’s indigenous ride aggregator major Ola has appointed former General Motors executive Jose Pinheiro as Head of Global Manufacturing & Operations of its EV business. In his new role, Jose will spearhead Ola’s vision to build world-class manufacturing facilities starting with a scooter factory and expanding the facilities PAN India.

These manufacturing facilities will enable Ola to rapidly bring to market its wide range of two-wheeler products currently under development, said the company in a statement.

Jose brings with him 45 years of leadership experience and deep manufacturing expertise which is critical in building Ola’s entire range of two-wheeler products, starting with soon-to-launch electric scooter.

“I am excited to have Jose join our leadership team at Ola. His deep domain expertise will help us deliver the game-changing Ola electric scooter at scale and will help catalyse the Indian EV ecosystem. At Ola, we will continue to strive towards building in India for India and the world,” Ola Chairman and Group CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal said.

Speaking on his appointment, Jose said, “I am looking forward to contributing to Ola’s mission of sustainable mobility. More than anything else, I am very excited to be in India and work with this passionate group of people”.