Mr. Saurabh Dalela has been appointed as Director-ICAT and he has taken charge of ICAT. Mr. Saurabh Dalela has been in the automotive space since the last 32 years and has led portfolios like Product Development, Portfolio Strategy, Growth, Engineering, Innovation, Testing Infrastructure Planning & Execution, and Product Engineering Sign Off.
His core areas are Automotive Engineering, Powertrain, Vehicle Dynamics, Automotive Electronics, Testing & Validation and Sign-off (both on road and off road). He has worked with leading global brands like Toyota, Daewoo, General Motors, Case New Holland, and JCB.
He has also contributed very strongly in the National Automotive Testing R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) in setting up world class facilities in the country and has also been the Director ICAT from 2007 to 2009, under the aegis of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. A unique blend of experiences in Trucks, Buses, Cars, Tractors and CEVs he has had exposure to diverse work cultures of Japan, Korea, EU, US, UK, and Govt of India.
In his new role as Director ICAT, Saurabh will be responsible for all the current automotive certification / CMVR compliance. Imbibed by the strong philosophy of Automotive Sustainability, Safety and Security, he has a strong vision of bringing in research works and enhancing facilities for new technologies such as EV, Hydrogen, ADAS, Battery, and Software including strong participation in their standards formulation at National and International levels.