Beyond titles. Beyond ego. Leadership is protection and empowerment.
Liyakhat Ali Khan is a seasoned R&D engineering leader with over 25 years of experience in the global automotive industry. He has led complex cross-border programs and built high-performance R&D capabilities from the ground up. Formerly Senior Program Manager at Mercedes-Benz R&D India and Daimler Truck Innovation Center India, he is known for driving innovation in automotive interior systems and delivering cost-optimized engineering solutions. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from UVCE, Bangalore, and an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune. Liyakhat specializes in building empowered teams and navigating matrix environments. He is based in Pune, India.