Daimler India Communications head Sushant Balsekar passes away

Balsekar was associated with top automotive brands like Ford, Nissan and FCA.

Sushant Balsekar, Head of Communications at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, passed away yesterday at the age of 46.

Balsekar was a highly accomplished PR professional with over 2 decades of experience in the field of journalism, PR consulting, corporate communications and brand and marketing communications. Since January 2022, he was heading the corporate communications team at Daimler India.

Prior to joining Daimler, Balsekar handled Brand and Strategic Communications for Nissan and Datsun. He also headed the corporate communications department at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. 

Balsekar joined Ford India in 2010 and was promoted to Product Strategy Communications – Asia Pacific & Africa region, in July 2011.