Continental announced that Aruna Anand has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental's Automotive group sector in North America, effective December 1, 2022. She will also retain her current role as Head of the Architecture and Networking business area for the North American region of Continental Automotive. In this role, Anand is responsible for all global architecture and networking business activities that support customers based out of North America. Since joining the company in 1997, Anand has held numerous leadership positions across the different business areas of the Continental Automotive group sector. She was Head of Software for Gasoline Engine and Transmissions Systems for the Electronic Controls business unit within the company's then Powertrain division. She also led the Wireless Product Group Engineering within the Connected Car Networking business unit of Continental's Vehicle Networking and Information business area. Prior to being named as the head of Architecture and Networking, Anand was responsible for leading Continental
Engineering Services, an independently operating business unit that offers comprehensive engineering services. Anand earned her master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Oakland University and a bachelor's
degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna University, in Chennai, India. In 2020, she was recognized by Automotive News as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive industry. In
2018, Anand was honored with the prestigious Automotive News Rising Star award. She was also recently recognized at the Women of Color Awards Gala and received the Professional Achievement in Industry award.