Scania has announced that Rafael Alvarenga will start in the new role on September 1.
Rafael Alvarenga will start his new managing director role on September 1, 2021, succeeding Mattias Lundholm who recently returned to Sweden following a three-year stint as managing director in New Zealand after launching Scania NZ into the New Zealand market.
“I am excited to start my new chapter with Scania in New Zealand and pick up where Mattias has left off. I look forward to continuing the growth and success of the New Zealand business and experiencing the Kiwi culture,” Alvarenga said.
Scania significantly expanded its footprint throughout New Zealand last year and now enjoys a stable of 24 nationwide service centres, of which 10 are Scania NZ branches and 14 are independent approved service centres.
Alvarenga has worked in the automotive industry since 1996, spending eight years at Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles in Brazil before joining Scania Latin America in 2004.
For the past four years, Alvarenga has been the services director at Scania India. His career with Scania has seen him perform in a variety of roles across application engineering, sales, KAM and, most recently, services.
In 2005, Alvarenga graduated as an engineer and in 2011 received an MBA in business management. He comes to New Zealand with his wife and three children, and has a passion for football.
Scania New Zealand expressed thanks to Lundholm for his contribution to the business for the past three years.
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