Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, said that the company’s board of directors, in its meeting on April 16, 2021, has appointed Sanjay Sudhakaran as Additional Director, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer.
The appointment will be for a consecutive period of five years, effective May 1, 2021, subject to the approval of shareholders of the company.
The Board also approved the resignation of Bruno Bernard Dercle, who is currently MD & CEO of the company, and who would be stepping down from his position on April 30, 2021.
The board of Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd also appointed Amol Phatak as an Additional Director of the company, May 1, 2021, subject to the approval of shareholders of the company.
Sanjay Sudhakaran: A Profile
Sanjay Sudhakaran is currently the Vice President of Schneider Electric Digital Energy Division and has been associated with Schneider Group since 2019. Sudhakaran is a P&L leader with 25 years of exposure to multiple industries & cultural settings and ability to lead diverse teams and deliver business results, the filing said.
Before joining Schneider Electric in 2019, Sudhakaran was associated with Otis Elevator Co. as Senior Director – Asia Pacific (M&A, Sales & Marketing), handled new equipment sales & marketing across Asia Pacific for Otis with revenues in excess of $2 billion reporting to Asia President and also lead M&A activities across the region. Sudhakaran was also associated with United Technologies as Managing Director – Buildings & Industrial Solutions handling Fire and Security business for UTC-CCS in India, reporting to UTC India President. He has also worked with Carrier Corporation in various roles, the stock exchange filing added.