Pitamber Shivnani becomes new CEO of GE T&D India
GE Group company GE T&D India has appointed Pitamber Shivnani as CEO and president of the company’s grid business in South Asia with immediate effect.
India: GE Group company GE T&D India has appointed Pitamber Shivnani as CEO and president of the company’s grid business in South Asia with immediate effect.
He replaced Sunil Wadhwa, who left the company to pursue opportunities outside GE, the firm said in a statement.
“GE T&D India announces the appointment of Pitamber Shivnani as Chief Executive Officer & President, GE grid solutions South Asia, effective today. As part of the GE leadership team in South Asia, he will be responsible for spearheading and managing GE”s grid solutions markets for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar,” it said.
The company went on to say Shivnani comes with the experience of over 30 years in the transmission and distribution sector in India. He joins GE T&D India from ABB where he was president of ABB India”s Power Grid Division.
He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and attended the Senior Leadership Development Program at the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland and Harvard School of Business, USA.
Source: Power Transformer News