Sujeeth Pai has been appointed as Director of Sales and Service for Danfoss Drives in India. He will report to Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India who will chair the Drives Solutions’ full value chain in the country.
Pai has spent the last 16 years of his career spread across India and the Asia Pacific working with various engineering companies like National Instruments, Fluke Corporation, etc. in several senior leadership sales positions and delivering sales growth, according to a statement.
Pai is a Mechanical engineer by qualification, and holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business
The company considers India and the Asia Pacific as key markets for its global business and hence, Palanisamy Lakshman who earlier held the role as Director – India Drives Sales, Service & Marketing has been elevated as the Head of Global Key Accounts, Danfoss Drives, Asia Pacific & India region. He along with other API leadership team will work with Pai in furthering Drives business growth in the Indian region, the statement said.
Soren Kvorning, Senior Vice President & Head of Sales, Marketing & Services, Danfoss Drives (Global), said, “India is a dynamic growth region for Danfoss, where we expect a large part of our DDS growth to come by competing with the full value chain and India 4 India products.”
“I underline, this change to a regional structure is to secure nearby leadership, quick daily decision making and alignment to India sales strategy. I wish both Palani and Sujeeth the very best of success in their new roles and look forward to continued double-digit growth in India,” he added.
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