Vishal Wanchoo appointed as GE South Asia head, replaces Banmali Agrawala

American technology and power giant GE on Wednesday announced the appointment of Vishal Wanchoo as president & chief executive officer of GE South Asia from October 1, 2017. Vishal succeeds Banmali Agrawala, who is moving on from GE to join Tata Sons as president of its infrastructure, defence and aerospace verticals.

Until now, Vishal Wanchoo was the commercial growth leader for GE’s Global Growth Organisation.

John Rice, vice-chairman, GE said: “GE has been in this region for over 100 years, impacting lives of people through its various businesses. We have succeeded in building a robust team under Banmali’s leadership and