India, Feb. 1 -- Hero MotoCorp chief executive Niranjan Gupta will resign on April 30, the auto giant informed the exchanges today (1 February).

"Niranjan Gupta has decided to pursue other opportunities and is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer," Hero MotoCorp said in a regulatory filing.

Vikram Kasbekar, who is the executive director of operations, will take over as acting chief executive officer from May 1.

Based on his LinkedIn profile, Gupta has been with the company since April 2017. He served as the chief financial officer for more than six years before taking over as the CEO. He has been with Hero MotoCorp for nearly eight years.

Gupta holds an experience of about 25 years across FMCG, mining, automobile ind...