BGR Energy appoints new management team

BGR Energy appoints new management teamEngineering & construction firm BGR Energy Systems on Wednesday announced the appointment of a professional management team to lead the firm.

The management team was appointed following the death of B. G. Raghupathy, the company's founder and former chairman.

Sasikala Raghupathy, wife of late B. G. Raghupathy, will now be the chairperson of the board; while A. Swaminathan, the current marketing director, has been appointed as the joint MD & CEO.

A Swaminathan, a BGR employee since the year of 1997, will be responsible for the entire business operations of company, including subsidiary Progen Systems & Technologies Ltd.

The company said in a statement, "BGR Energy Systems Ltd announced the appointment of chief executive officer and top management team. Sasikala Raghupathy, wife of the late founder BG Raghupathy, agreed to be the chairperson of the board."

The Chennai-based boiler & turbine manufacturer had been without a head since the death of B. G. Raghupathy around two months back.