MUMBAI: Global Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) giant, TÜV SÜD, today announced a new position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the South Asia region. To that effect, Suresh Kumar has been elevated to the new role and will continue to report to Niranjan Nadkarni, CEO of South & South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa region.
The announcement follows a series of realignment decisions that revamped the management structure of TÜV SÜD at a global level. This resulted in the formation of a new region comprising of countries from four sub-regions, ASEAN, South Asia, Middle East and Africa. With this consolidation, the heads of all the four sub-regions, will report to Niranjan Nadkarni. This move is aimed to facilitate efficient cross-region functioning to drive efficiencies, better results and accelerate growth.
Suresh Kumar, in his new role, will be responsible for operations and sales across all divisions in the sub-region that comprises of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Suresh will work closely with all divisions in South Asia markets to drive robust strategic planning and business development. Ezhilan Neelan will now take over Suresh’s most recent role of Senior Vice President of Product Services at TÜV SÜD South Asia and continue to lead Bangladesh as the country director.
About TÜV SÜD
TÜV SÜD is a leading international service organisation catering to the strategic business segments industry, mobility and certification. Headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 1866, it has over 24,000 employees representing more than 1,000+ locations throughout the world. Optimising technology, systems and know-how, the interdisciplinary specialist teams act as process partners to strengthen their customers’ competitiveness.
About TÜV SÜD South Asia
TÜV SÜD South Asia is the leading consulting, testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company with presence across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. With more than 1,400 employees, TÜV SÜD South Asia has serviced over 10,000 clients to date through the past two decades. It is present at 32 locations including 19 labs across the three countries. Today, TÜV SÜD South Asia is internationally competent to provide TIC solutions cutting across a wide range of sectors that include management systems, conventional and renewable energy, water, sanitation, environmental technology, infrastructure, transit systems, real estate, food, supply chain, agriculture, toys, consumer electronics, textiles, leather and related products, automobile and components, and technical as well as soft-skills training.
Source: TUV SUD South Asia
