Emerson Network Power Appoints Sunil Khanna as President and Managing Director in India

Emerson Network Power announced the appointment of Sunil Khanna as president and managing director for India. Sunil takes over the reins of the business from Sandeep Nair who has been elevated to president of Fusite, an Emerson business headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

In his role, Sunil will be responsible for directing and leading the organization to drive growth and profitability in line with Emerson's strategic direction and business ethics. He is also tasked with the responsibility of organizational development and talent management in order to sustain long term growth and enhance the company's competitive edge in the market place.

Khanna will continue Emerson Network Power's mission of delivering products, solutions and services tailored to the unique needs of India by leveraging its global technology leadership.

Commenting on the appointment, Stephen Liang, President, Emerson Network Power Asia Pacific, said, "It is with great pleasure that I am able to have Sunil join us at Emerson Network Power. He is a strong advocate for the customer and will help us further improve our response to the needs of our customers in India. Sunil has been an integral part of Emerson's success in India for the past nine years now. With over 30 years of experience in the Industrial and IT sectors, we are expecting him to be a strong leader for continued growth and investment in India."

Sunil moves to Emerson Network Power after a challenging assignment as the vice president, strategic relations of Emerson (corporate) in India that he undertook in 2011. He had joined Emerson Process Management in 2004 as senior vice president, sales & operations in India and was elevated to managing director of the company in 2006. Prior to joining Emerson, Sunil held various leadership positions at ABB India including VP of automation technology, and divisional manager - South East Asia. He also has vast international work experience including postings in Singapore, Indonesia, UK and USA.