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Cyient Ltd, on Monday announced the appointment of Vikas Sehgal and Peter F Longo to the Board of Directors of Cyient Inc with effect from October 1, 2018.
Longo has also been appointed the Chairman of Cyient Inc.
With Sehgal’s appointment as an independent director, Cyient’s Board will expand to ten directors, six of whom serve as independent directors.
He is the Executive Vice-Chairman of Rothschild Global Advisory for South & South-East Asia and global head of automotive sector.
He has been an advisor to the Government of India, working with the office of Prime Minister, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Ministry of Trade & Commerce. He is involved in the formulation and implementation of India’s industrial policy. Sehgal served on Cyient board between 2012-14. With Longo’s induction, the Cyient board will be strengthened to provide fiduciary, operational and strategic guidance to the management of Cyient Inc.
He recently retired from United Technologies Corporation (UTC) as senior Vice-President, operations. Longo joined UTC in 1988 at its Pratt & Whitney division and held several key positions before moving to Sikorsky in 2003.
Commenting on the appointments, BVR Mohan Reddy, Executive Chairman, Cyient said “ As Cyient grows, we will greatly benefit from the guidance and support of these two outstanding individuals. We look forward to to Sehgal’s continued insights into our strategy evolution. Peter has varied experience across finance, supply chain, IT and operations”.
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