Michelin, the French tyre company, announced on Monday the appointment of Shantanu Deshpande as Managing Director of its Indian operations. He will be based in Pune. Deshpande held various leadership roles in sales and marketing during his 23-year tenure with Michelin, both in India and in other geographies such as North America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, the company said in a statement.

He began his career with Michelin India in 1999 as an Area Sales Manager. In 2007, he was appointed India Marketing Director, where he was instrumental in establishing the company's presence in the country.

Deshpande worked as Vice President Marketing for a Michelin subsidiary in North America from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he was Director Marketing B2B Business for Africa, India, and the Middle East, according to the tyre company.

Shantanu has been the Global Marketing Director for Michelin Group's Urban Business Line, based in Bangkok, since 2020.

Michelin, headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, operates 67 tyre production facilities that will produce approximately 167 million tyres in 2022.