About

After graduating in law, Shreenivasa P. Gotur practiced in a Bangalore-based law firm between 1994-98 with a focus on constitutional laws, civil litigation, conveyancing and drafting. He then joined Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), a joint venture company between Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) and Kirloskar Group (India), which manufactures Toyota-branded automobiles in India. Staring at TKM as a legal officer, Gotur worked his way up the ranks to be appointed to his current position of deputy general manager – legal and company secretary, in 2012. Heading the legal and secretarial divisions of TKM, Gotur leads a team of five that he empowered to innovate and take decisions for timely and effective handling of issues. Joining TKM at its nascent stage, Gotur was part of its stabilisation process having contributed to several negotiations and early contract drafting for the company, including land procurement, tax incentives, purchasing agreements with parts suppliers, dealership agreements, labour contracts, retail sale documents and advertisement materials. He says of his time at TKM: ‘Working in a Japanese company posed challenges and excitement at the same time, when handling cross-culture issues including reporting style and mannerism. It has been an interesting journey so far’.