Dr. Balakrishnan A.S., or Bala as he is popularly known, is a Chennai based senior automotive professional and a good cross-cultural team leader. He is currently working at Ford Motor Private Limited as Director, Material planning & logistics for International Markets Group. Previously, Bala was the Deputy Director at Changan-Ford automobile company Limited, a Joint-venture based at Chongqing, China and Director at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, at Silverton Assembly Plant, Pretoria, South Africa. Bala is an expert in managing culturally diverse team and has proven track record of delivering results at market, regional and global levels. Bala is actively involved in Automotive Supply Chain Experience Spread with fellow professionals and researchers.

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