Director, Dr. Pawan Goenka is a Mechanical Engineer with a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, U.S.A. Pawan Goenka has also done an Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School.

He joined M&M in October 1993 as General Manager R&D, after a successful career spanning 14 years with General Motors, USA. He became Executive Vice President - Product Development in September 2001, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Automotive Sector in April 2003. He has also played a key role in the formation of both the Renault and International Truck JVs.

Pawan Goenka took over as President of the Automotive Sector on September 26, 2005. He is an internationally acknowledged scientist - manager with several recognition to his credit. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from I.I.T Kanpur in 2004, and is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers and of the Indian National Academy of Engineers.

He has been honoured by General Motors with the Charles L. McCuen Achievement Award twice, and the Extraordinary Accomplishment Award. He has also received the Outstanding International Advisor Award from Society of Automotive Engineers in 1997. Pawan Goenka is a member of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Executive Council, Vice President of ARAI Governing Council and President of SAE India.