Babu replaces Dr Andy Palmer, who is stepping down from his active roles at the company, stating his wish to dedicate his time to “a plurality of organisations and projects operating in the EV space.”

An investigation carried out by a committee of independent experts found the truck-maker, controlled by Toyota Motor Corporation, had falsified emissions and fuel-efficiency tests since the early 2000s in order to obtain engine certification.

Marc Llistosella, a former head of Daimler Truck AG Asia division and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation will take over as CEO at Knorr-Bremse in January 2023.

Imanol Rego becomes Irizar Group’s new CEO. With more than 20 years of extensive international experience in different positions of responsibility he returns to Irizar Group to assume the position of CEO.

The staff Development and Wellbeing Centre is aimed at equipping staff with the skills and knowledge for career growth.

Arnd Franz is appointed CEO and Markus Kapaun as CFO, effective 1 November.

Jennifer Rumsey takes over from Tom Linebarger as head of Cummins, becoming the first female President and CEO in its 100+ year history.

Frick succeeds Dr Konstantin Sauer, who will leave ZF at the end of the year.

Jon Panzer, who replaces Sherri Baker, spent 26 years of his career at Union Pacific Railroad Company, where he was most recently Senior Vice President of Intermodal Operations.

Parker Meeks, who joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer in June 2021, previously worked at TRC Companies and McKinsey & Company.

Adam Chassin joins Volta Trucks from tech firm Instafreight, specialising in digital products for logistics management.

Oliver Blume is appointed Chairman and CEO of the Group; the number of members on the board is reduced from twelve to nine.