David Johnson, President and CEO, Achates Power has been confirmed as a speaker in the passenger car powertrain innovation track at Automotive Megatrends India 2015.
Johnson joined Achates Power in August 2008 as President and CEO. Johnson is leveraging his more than 20 years of industry experience to accelerate development of revolutionary internal combustion engines that provide superior fuel efficiency at lower cost and, ultimately, further the company’s goal of enabling a more sustainable future.
Johnson was previously vice president of product operations for military and export markets at Navistar. As program manager for the MaxxProTM line of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles, he delivered the vehicles in record time and record quantities for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan to better protect U.S. soldiers.
Prior to Navistar, Johnson worked for General Motors and Ford Motor Company. At GM he was program manager and chief engineer for multiple clean-diesel engine programs for Opel, Saab and Renault passenger vehicles. At Ford Motor Company Johnson led the development and launch of the SuperDuty, equipped with an all-new diesel engine.
Automotive Megatrends India is a two-day, multiple-track conference focusing on commercial vehicles and passenger cars. The panel on day two will cover the key megatrends which look set to shape the country’s passenger car industry over the next ten years and beyond.
To register for this event, please go to http://automotivemegatrendsindia.com/register/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Emma Georgiades: emma@automotiveworld.com / +44(0) 2921 286 515
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