New Delhi: Continental’s group sector ContiTech has appointed Rohit Markan as the Executive Vice President Industrial Solutions for Asia Pacific (APAC). He previously held senior roles in different companies and most recently functioned as the CEO of Roquette Asia Pacific.
Rohit Markan took up his new role on November 17th, 2025, and will report directly to Executive Board member for Continental’s group sector ContiTech Philip Nelles. Based at ContiTech’s location in Singapore, he will manage industrial operations across the APAC region including markets such as India, China, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Korea as well as Southeast Asia. One focus of his work will be on continuing to optimize organizational structures and processes across product groups and customer industries. In addition, as a member of ContiTech’s recently created Executive Management Committee, he will play a key role in shaping the future direction of the group sector, which is to be made independent in 2026.
Rohit Markan succeeds Hannes Friederichsen, who left the company after many years and goes into retirement. The APAC business area encompasses ContiTech’s industrial business in Asia and the Pacific region, including products made from rubber and plastics – such as hoses, conveyor belts, drive belts and air springs – for a wide range of industries.
Experienced leader with a broad focus Rohit Markan is an experienced leader with more than 28 years of expertise in different fields, multiple industries and locations. He demonstrated his proficiency in Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, Project Leadership, Innovation Management, Profit and Loss Management, Country Leadership and Board Management. He has successfully led multiple transformation initiatives and achieved revenue as well as profitability growth on different occasions.
Over the course of his career, he has held several management positions, including as a managing director for Roquette India Private Limited, Senior Vice President Sales for Roquette Asia Pacific and Global Marketing Manager for Solar Solutions at Dow Chemicals. Most recently, he had the role of Global Head of Sales for the pharma business at Roquette Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.