Scania New Zealand is welcoming the appointment of Rafael Alvarenga as its new managing director.
He will start the role on September 1, succeeding Mattias Lundholm who recently returned to Sweden following a three year stint in the role after launching Scania NZ into the local 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 says.
Scania significantly expanded its footprint throughout New Zealand last year and now enjoys a stable of 24 nation-wide 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, he 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, key account management and most recently, services.
Alvarenga graduated as an engineer in 2005 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 NZ says it welcomes Alvarenga to the team and offers heartfelt thanks to Lundholm for his amazing contribution to the business during the last three years.
