{"id":30008,"date":"2022-08-29T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/?p=30008"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:14:00","slug":"santhosh-iyer-is-the-new-md-of-mercedes-benz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/santhosh-iyer-is-the-new-md-of-mercedes-benz\/","title":{"rendered":"Santhosh Iyer is the new MD of  Mercedes-Benz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz India has appointed Santhosh Iyer as the new Managing Director and CEO.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30009 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Santosh-Iyer-appointed-MD-CEO-of-Mercedes-Benz-India-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Santhosh Iyer is the new MD of  Mercedes-Benz\" width=\"80\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Santosh-Iyer-appointed-MD-CEO-of-Mercedes-Benz-India-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Santosh-Iyer-appointed-MD-CEO-of-Mercedes-Benz-India-624x452.jpg 624w, http:\/\/www.biggaddi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Santosh-Iyer-appointed-MD-CEO-of-Mercedes-Benz-India.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/>Iyer is the first Indian to head Mercedes-Benz India. 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