Mr. Friedhelm Pickhard is the Managing Director of Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited.

Just prior to this role, he was Senior Vice President of the business unit Driver Information Systems at Bosch/Blaupunkt in Germany. In this role he was responsible for the Bosch global OEM business of Navigation Head-units and Instrumentation Cluster. His role included the technical and commercial steering of the Advanced Driver Information Technology (ADIT) joint venture with DENSO as a member of the engineering committee and Board of Directors.

Born on 20th of February in Hegensdorf, Germany, Mr. Pickhard holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

His hobbies include travelling, studying science, philosophy and economic theories, reading old travel reports and gardening.

Mr. Vijay Ratnaparkhe is the Senior Vice President-Technical of Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited.

Just prior to his role at Bosch India, Mr. Ratnaparkhe was associated with Infosys where he performed different roles including Global Practice Head for Oracle Applications and Head of Canada Business Unit reporting to the Infosys Board of Directors. He has been instrumental in establishing practices and growing them to sizeable business units for the Company.

Born on 22nd February in Chincholi, India, Mr. Ratnaparkhe holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Bombay University and M.Tech. in Transfer Operation from IIT, Mumbai.

He is interested in philosophy and spirituality and his hobbies are trekking and reading.