EKKI Pumps Appoints Dr Sujit Banerji of Warwick University as Chief Advisor

Coimbatore, India – EKKI, a pump and water technology major, has recently announced the appointment of Dr Sujit Banerji, Emeritus Professor, WMG, University of Warwick, UK, as chief advisor. Banerji will be in charge of strategy at the group level and will also contribute his expertise in globalization and operations management across the group. The Warwick professor, who has been commended as a ‘leading advisor and thought leader’, will assist the company and group management to design and execute an appropriate strategy.

Prior to joining the University of Warwick, he worked for IBM for over 30 years. With the Asia-Pacific region’s economy booming, he spent the latter years of his career spearheading IBM’s Strategic Outsourcing business, first as CIO and Vice-President of IBM (India), and then at the company’s ASEAN headquarters in Singapore. He received numerous lifetime achievement awards for his work while at IBM, in addition to publishing 80 major internal papers. When he retired from IBM in late 2004, he transitioned to full-time academia. He has worked with many Fortune 500 companies in a variety of countries and has served on the boards of several top companies.

Kanishka Arumugam, CEO, EKKI, said, “Water is still one of the least technologically influenced industries on the planet. This provides big opportunities for EKKI. For more than five decades, Professor Sujit Banerji has been at the heart of business and a powerful advocate of manufacturing. His wisdom, passion, and advocacy of the importance of globally competitive manufacturing, technology, research, teaching, and training has helped guide national and international leaders, business figures, and policymakers.”

He further added, “We are very fortunate to associate with Prof Banerji, who will play an important role in guiding us in our future growth. EKKI is making a strategic transition to become a Sustainable Water Technology Company, and we are currently focused on creating multiple platforms that will accelerate our growth and create significant societal value through digitalization, servitization, and being a system solutions provider for the water industry.”

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