since joining the company in 1997 she has held leadership positions new delhi technology company continental has named aruna anand as the new president and chief executive officer of continentals automotive group sector in north america effective december 1 she will retain her current role as head of the architecture and networking business area for the north american region of continental automotive in this role aruna will be responsible for all global architecture and networking business activities that support customers based in north america the company said in a statementsince joining the company in 1997 she has held leadership positions she was head of software for gasoline engine and transmissions systems for the electronic controls business unit within the companys then powertrain division aruna led also the wireless product group engineering within the connected car networking business unit of continentals vehicle networking and information business area advt prior to being named as the head of architecture and networking she was responsible for leading continental engineering services an independently operating business unit that offers comprehensive engineering servicesnikolai setzer ceo continental ag said aruna brings an outstanding combination of experience and talent to the president and ceo automotive north america position she is a respected leader and is a technical expert in many areas that are the focus of our future growth arunas dedication to our customers and our employees will help guide the success of continental in the important north american marketaruna has a masters degree in computer science and engineering from oakland university and a bachelors degree in electrical and electronics engineering from anna university in chennai indiaalso read ev startup faraday future raises going concern doubt delays deliveriesthe company had earlier planned to start deliveries of the car in the fourth quarter of this yearsee more details etauto published on nov 22 2022 at 0258 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app continental automotive technology company continental auto gasoline engine and transmissions systems north american market homenewsauto componentscontinental auto appoints aruna anand as president ceo of north america region