New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Harshavardhan Chitale, the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Hero MotoCorp Ltd, considers premium products, scooters, electric vehicles and exports are areas of strong growth potential for India's largest two-wheeler maker.

"I have travelled extensively and now met with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, dealers, suppliers, partners, and of course, our team. These interactions have given me very good insight into what makes us the leader," Chitale said in his first remarks since taking over as chief executive in an interaction with analysts.

Chitale is the third new CEO in India's automobile industry over the last six months as a new crop of leadership takes the helm at some of the largest companies in the space, ...