Himanshu Shekhar
About Himanshu Shekhar
Himanshu Shekhar serves as the Area Manager North (Senior Manager) for Bharat Benz Exchange & Downstream Business Finance at Daimler AG, where he has worked since 2018. His previous roles include positions at Hafele India, Apl Apollo Tubes, and JSW, where he focused on business development and sales management.
Current Role at Daimler AG
Himanshu Shekhar serves as the Area Manager North (Senior Manager) for BharatBenz Exchange and Downstream Business Finance at Daimler AG. He has held this position since 2018, working in the New Delhi Area, India. In this role, he conducts quarterly analyses of the resale value of BharatBenz trucks in the North Region, comparing them with competitors. He coordinates with the sales team to generate a pipeline of used BharatBenz and other OEM vehicles for liquidation, aiming to increase new vehicle sales volume.
Previous Experience in Business Management
Before joining Daimler AG, Himanshu Shekhar held several positions in business management. He worked at Hafele India Private Limited as a Business Manager from 2015 to 2016 in the Mumbai Area. He then served as Manager - Sales at Apl Apollo Tubes Ltd from 2016 to 2018 in New Delhi. Prior to these roles, he was a Business Development Advisor to the Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at JSW from 2013 to 2015, and he began his career at JSW as a Corporate Strategy Analyst from 2012 to 2013.
Educational Background
Himanshu Shekhar completed his education at various institutions. He attended Vidya Vihar Residential School from 1999 to 2005, where he achieved his Secondary education. He then studied at Holy Mission Senior Secondary School from 2005 to 2007, focusing on Science and completing his XII grade. He pursued a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at Visvesvaraya Technological University from 2008 to 2012.
Key Projects and Initiatives
In his current role, Himanshu Shekhar has steered a Pan India project focused on the pre-owned business, facilitating a single transaction window for strategic customer accounts. He established the pre-owned business at major dealership setups across several regions, including Punjab, UP (East), UP (West), Delhi NCR, and Rajasthan. Additionally, he engages dealerships through customized influencer activities to raise awareness about the BharatBenz Pre-Owned Business and collaborates with the service team to offer customized AMC offerings to pre-owned Bharat Benz customers.