Vishal Wanchoo appointed CEO of GE South Asia

NEW DELHI: GE has named company veteran Vishal Wanchoo as the head of its South Asian operation. Wanchoo, who has been with GE since 1997 and held several senior leadership positions, will succeed Banmali Agrawala, who will join Tata Sons as president of its infrastructure, defence and aerospace business, GE said in a statement.

Wanchoo was until now commercial growth leader for GE’s Global Growth Organisation. Before this, he was heading business development, growth & strategy for GE South Asia.

Earlier, he ran GE’s Global Healthcare IT business (HCIT) in the US. “These are exciting times for GE and we are at the cusp of a significant transformation into a digital industrial company,” Wanchoo said. Agrawala will join the Tata group from October 1. Prior to his stint in GE, he was the executive director of Tata Power.