Mumbai, October 21, 2014: Avantha Group Company CG has announced the appointment of Sanjay Singh as Executive Vice President and Global Head - Human Resources. Singh will be a member of the Executive Committee and will report to CEO & Managing Director, Laurent Demortier. He will be based in CG Headquarters in Mumbai.

This appointment is in line with CG's global expansion strategy, in which Singh will play a pivotal role given his extensive experience in international operations and HR best practices globally. Prior to joining CG, Singh was with Tata Motors as Head of HR for the Commercial Vehicles Business, including International Operations and subsidiaries in more than 30 countries. He was also responsible for providing HR support to the entire Purchase, Supply Chain and Quality organization of Tata Motors. Sanjay has spearheaded several international assignments in HR managerial functions in Europe and Asia for Dr. Reddy's. He began his career in the Civil Services of India, working with the Indian Railways for 10 years.

Singh holds an MBA degree from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University and a Masters Degree in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.