Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf to the position of Vice President and Country Head, India, Pratt & Whitney.
As Pratt & Whitney’s senior-most in-country leader, Ashish will lead all strategic growth and transformation efforts in India. He will be responsible for the growth and alignment of Pratt & Whitney’s in-country engineering, supply chain, customer service, operations, and digital transformation centers.
Ashish joins Pratt & Whitney from Thales, where he served as country director and chairman for all Thales India businesses, including aerospace, defense, biometrics, cybersecurity, and the Global Capability Center.
“Pratt & Whitney has invested more than $40 million in the past four years in expanding its engineering, digital transformation, supply chain and aftermarket presence in India,” said Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam, chief digital officer, Pratt & Whitney. “Ashish’s wealth of expertise across profit and loss management, business transformation, and strategic partnerships will bolster our next phase of growth in-country.”
