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Villavarayan was promoted to EVP and COO in January 2020, a new position for the company. Prior to that he served as senior vice president and president of Meritor's Global Truck segment, from January 2018. Villavarayan has global operating responsibility for both of Meritor's business segments, Global Truck and Aftermarket & Industrial and Trailer.

Experienced President and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in high tech and machinery industry. Skilled in Business Development, Integration, M&A, Marketing Management, Human Resources, Engineering and Manufacturing Operations. Strong business development professional with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) from the University of Michigan. MBA from Eastern Michigan University and a BSME from Michigan State University.

Sachin Lawande is currently President of HARMAN’s Infotainment Division. Mr. Lawande is responsible for all worldwide operations, direction, and performance of the division, as well as infotainment design, engineering, and production. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Lawande served the dual role as the Co-President of HARMAN’s Lifestyle and Infotainment Divisions. Prior to that, he served as Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-President, Automotive Division at Harman, responsible for guiding software strategy, development partnerships, and key customer relationships. He was instrumental in launching an offshore development center in India as part of Harman's strategy for optimizing its global engineering footprint. Mr. Lawande joined Harman International in 2006, following senior roles at QNX Software Systems and 3Com Corporation. As Vice President of Engineering Services of QNX Software Systems, Mr. Lawande was responsible for pre- and post-sales customer support, custom engineering, system integration, design consulting, and training services at QNX Software. While at QNX, he oversaw the market introduction of new operating system capabilities, such as power management, advanced graphics, and enhanced networking features. Before joining QNX, Mr. Lawande was responsible for development of networking and consumer electronics systems at corporate giants such as AT&T Bell Labs, U.S. Robotics, and 3Com. He was a key contributor to an array of leading-edge products, including the Total Control remote access server, U.S. Robotics Sportster modems, and 3Com's Ergo product line. Mr. Lawande has a wealth of experience in developing embedded systems and software. He holds three patents in Communications Software and is a founding Member of COMPASS, a Chicago-area organization of embedded software and IT professionals. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Bombay University in India and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University.

As chief executive officer of Skilled Manufacturing, Inc., Russell oversees the strategic direction of the Traverse City, Michigan-based, Tier 1 automotive, aerospace and specialty manufacturer. With roughly 250 employees, SMI is an industry leader in precision machining, production, assembly and testing for the world’s automotive, airline and defense industries. In addition to his CEO role, Russell also founded and heads AMR Group, a management consulting firm that develops organizations as value-added partners. This includes lean manufacturing implementation and compliance management in IATF-16949, AS-9100 and ISO-14000. As a committed supporter of local manufacturing education, Russell is a compliance training instructor for Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center's NIST user group for ISO-9000. He is also certified in NIST/MEP lean manufacturing training, a five-section program that includes value stream mapping, 5S/visual manufacturing, set-up reduction, cellular/flow and pull/Kanban systems.