Mr P. Sudhakar has assumed office as Director (Technical) of the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy.

Prior to this appointment he held the office of the Executive Director (defence systems group) in ECIL. An electrical engineer from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, he started his professional career in the company in 1979.

He has been closely involved with major nuclear and defence programmes, a release said.