GE T&D India appoints Pitamber Shivnani as its company’s new Chief Executive Officer & President, GE Grid Solutions South Asia. Pitamber to replace Sunil Wadhwa, who left the company last year to pursue opportunities outside GE.
As part of this role, Pitamber Shivnani will be managing GE’s Grid Solutions markets for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar from this region.
In terms of his experience, Shivnani spent 30 years in the transmission and distribution sector in India. He now joins GE T&D India from ABB where he was President of Power Grid Division.
Vishal Wanchoo, President and CEO – GE South Asia said: “His deep knowledge and rich experience of the sector will help the company to chart the next phase of our company’s growth in the region.”
Shivnani said, “This is indeed an exciting opportunity for me. I look forward to leading and growing the GE T&D business in South Asia.”
An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Shivnani has also attended the Senior Leadership Development Program at the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland and Harvard School of Business, US.
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