In this role, Pinheiro will spearhead Ola’s ambitions to build world class manufacturing facilities starting with the world’s largest scooter factory, and then expanding to multiple such facilities across India, Ola said in a statement.
A manufacturing veteran, Pinheiro was earlier the Vice President of Manufacturing for General Motors Latin America, based out of São Paulo and brings over 45 years of leadership experience.
As the Vice President, Pinheiro managed 16 GM industrial complexes across 9 countries, 2 continents and 5 languages. Jose’s deep manufacturing expertise will be critical in building Ola’s entire range of two-wheeler products, starting with the soon to launch electric Scooter.Bhavish Aggarwal, Chairman and Group CEO, Ola said, “I am excited to have Jose join our leadership team at Ola. His deep domain expertise will help us deliver the game-changing Ola electric scooter at scale and will help catalyse the Indian EV ecosystem. I look forward to working closely with Jose to build our world-class manufacturing facilities and accelerate the world’s movement towards sustainable mobility.”
Speaking on his appointment, Jose Pinheiro, Head, Global Manufacturing & Operations, Electric Mobility, Ola said “I am thrilled to join Ola Electric and be part of this inspiring vision. I look forward to collaborating with this incredible team and building a world-class manufacturing facility to deliver Ola’s range of electric two-wheelers including the upcoming electric scooter.”
In his 45 year career Pinheiro has held diverse portfolios across the company including Body Shop Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Operations, Director of Manufacturing, and then Vice President of Manufacturing for the region.
