Schneider Electric has appointed Venkatraman Swaminathan as the Vice-President, IT Division – India Zone. He takes over from Nikhil Pathak, who has moved to a new role as the Vice President – Strategy Deployment and Operations, ROW – IT Business at Schneider Electric. In his new role, Venkatraman will be responsible for driving the growth of the overall IT Business in India. With over 26 years of experience in the field of sales, service and marketing, Venkatraman brings a wealth of experience in the field, having evolved business critical solutions for spaces like data centers switch rooms, test laboratories etc. The future of datacenter is going to be different in terms of managing power and energy and big data. Venkataraman will be responsible to lead the business towards the New World of Energy, which is safer, more efficient and sustainable with the support of innovative, connected technologies, a release from Schneider Electric India said.
Ravinder Shan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Hartek Solar Pvt Ltd, which is a newly-formed business vertical of Hartek Group. Hartek Solar has been formed with a view to consolidate Hartek Group’s position in rooftop solar domain by coming up with innovative solutions, attractive business models to capitalise on emerging trends. Having commissioned 13.75 mw rooftop projects under Hartek Power, Hartek Solar will focus its attention on commercial spaces and industries, but also plans to enter residential category with customised solutions.