Wärtsilä India, a subsidiary of Finland-based Wärtsilä Corporation, announced it has appointed Venkatesh R. as the Managing Director & Director, Energy Business, India. He succeeds Neeraj Sharma who has been President & MD since July 2017.
Venkatesh has 30 years of experience in the Marine and Energy sectors. During his career in Wartsila he has worked in India, Singapore and Finland managing strategic roles. In his latest role, he has been Area Director for Middle East Asia based in Singapore.
“I look forward to enhancing Wärtsilä India’s market leadership with innovative life cycle solutions and accelerating the Renewables and Decarbonisation journey, propelling the business to greater heights,” Venkatesh said.
Wärtsilä has been present in India for 35 years and provides power solutions for the Indian Marine & Energy markets. The company has over 500 employees in India and has delivered around 250 power plants in the country with capacity of over 3,500 Megawatt.
Wärtsilä has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world, having a strong Marine presence in Europe, UK, Russia, China and East Asia, while its key Energy markets are South and South East Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Central and South America.
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