Ratnaparkhe is new MD of Bosch's subsidiary RBEI

Ratnaparkhe would oversee all RBEI operations spread across Bangalore, Coimbatore and Vietnam. Prior to this, Ratnaparkhe was a Senior Vice President at Robert Bosch GmgH, Germany, where he was responsible for quality, processes and innovation for a global business unit, according to a company statement.

The incumbent Managing Director, Friedhelm Pickhard, who played a key role in extension of the company's portfolio, is moving on to head ETAS, a Bosch subsidiary in Stuttgart, Germany, as its Managing Director.

He was instrumental in expanding the company's footprints by successfully setting up the Vietnam operations for RBEI. It was in his tenure as Managing Director that the company saw the setting up of a new facility in Coimbatore.