Ajay Sambrani appointed as country head of Sandvik Asia

Ajay Sambrani has been appointed the new country head, India, of Pune-headquartered Sandvik Asia, the Indian subsidiary of the $13 billion Sandvik Group, a global high-technology enterprise.He will assume office from October 1. Sambrani’s previous stint was as president of Sandvik Materials Technology at Sandvik Asia. Sambrani will also be a part of the new extended group executive management at Sandvik Group, set up for the first time as the company ushers in restructuring of global operations to strengthen market leadership.The only other member of the new extended group executive management will be from the company’s China operations, a strong indicator of the growing importance of Indian and Chinese operations at Sandvik.It is also for the first time that an Indian executive has been included in the company’s executive management.“We have a great opportunity to grow in India and leverage the competence and strength we have built over 50 years,” Sambrani said.