Wärtsilä India Assigns Venkatesh R as Handling Director & Director, Energy Business, India

• Wärtsilä India, a subsidiary of the modern technology team Wärtsilä Corporation, has assigned Mr. Venkatesh R as the new Managing Director & Director, Energy Business, India.

Mr. Venkatesh includes 30 years of experience in the Marine as well as Energy fields. Throughout his profession in Wärtsilä for over 25 years, he has worked in India, Singapore and also Finland managing various calculated functions. His latest role with Wärtsilä has actually been as Location Director for Middle East Asia based in Singapore.

Talking about the visit, Mr. Frederic Carron, Chairman, Wärtsilä India Private Ltd and also Vice President, Middle East & Asia, Energy Business claimed, "Venkatesh has an exceptional occupation extending over three decades in the sector. We are positive that his experience in Business Strategy & Transformation, Project & Contract Management, and also Quality & Operational Development will certainly additionally help with successful development for Wärtsilä in India. We anticipate using his knowledge and also experience in taking the firm's objective and vision onward."

"I am honoured and also excited to lead an organisation with such an abundant tradition, full of dedicated and passionate individuals. I look forward to improving Wartsila India's market management with ingenious life process solutions and accelerating the Renewables as well as Decarbonisation trip, propelling business to greater elevations." commented Mr. Venkatesh on his appointment.

In India given that the early 1980s, Wärtsilä has added immensely to the Power segment of the country. Wärtsilä has 35 years of experience in giving full lifecycle power solutions for the Indian Marine & Energy markets. Wärtsilä has greater than 500 employees in India and has delivered around 250 power plants to India with overall output of over 3500 MW. In the Marine market, Wärtsilä has supplied a broad series of solutions to different marine sections, including Navy, Shore Guard, Port Trusts, Seller Shipping, drifting cranes and overseas gears.