Aruna Anand was recognized with the Professional Achievement in Industry Award at the 2017 Women of Color in STEM Conference for her exceptional leadership skills in managing a team that developed cutting-edge technologies for transporting people and goods worldwide.
Today, she serves as President and CEO of Continental's Automotive group in North America.
Anand retains her role as head of the architecture and networking business area for Continental Automotive in the North American region.
Since joining the company in 1997, Anand has held numerous leadership positions across the different business areas of the Continental Automotive group sector.
She was Head of Software for Gasoline Engine and Transmissions Systems for the Electronic Controls business unit within the company's then Powertrain division.
She also led the Wireless Product Group Engineering within the Connected Car Networking business unit of Continental's Vehicle Networking and Information business area.
Before being named the head of Architecture and Networking, she was responsible for leading Continental Engineering Services, an independently operating business unit offering comprehensive engineering services.
Anand earned her master's degree in computer science and engineering from Oakland University and a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Anna University in Chennai, India.
In 2020, she was recognized as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive industry by Automotive News.
In 2018, Aruna was honored with the prestigious Automotive News Rising Star award.
