Continental Tires India Names Nevin Aslan-Ozkan as New MD

By: WE Staff | Thursday, 9 April 2026

• Continental Tires India names Nevin Aslan-Özkan as its Managing Director from 6 April 2026
• She has been associated with mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and business development in EMEA and APAC regions

Neven Aslan-Özkan has been appointed the new Managing Director of Continental Tires India, effective from 6 April 2026, following the resignation of Samir Gupta as Managing Director on 5 April for personal reasons.

Neven has been a member of the Continental team since 2017, where she has worked in areas such as mergers, acquisitions, strategy, and business development for both EMEA and APAC business groups. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Continental Tires India in May 2025 and was responsible for finance and strategy.

In her new role and as the new Managing Director of Continental Tires India, she will be responsible for the management of Continental Tires India's operations, with an emphasis on developing and expanding the company's presence in the passenger vehicle market.

This move by the company is in line with Continental's intent to take advantage of changes taking place in the automotive industry today.

Samir has been associated with the expansion of Continental since he was appointed to the team in 2012 and when he became the managing director for Continental, it was also an opportunity for Continental to grow in the Indian automobile market.

With the new appointments Continental will make investments and launch products that will assist in improving their position within the Indian market.

For instance, the Continental CrossContact A/T² tire was recently launched in India for the SUV and 4X4 market; however, they will be able to market this product globally after its introduction in India.

Continental will also invest €10.5 million on this new tire to strengthen their position within India’s passenger vehicle segment (particularly as it pertains to ultra-high performance), as per the changes within the Indian automotive market.