Jagadish Bhat appointed MD of Hyva India

Mr. Jagadish Bhat has been appointed Managing Director of Hyva India Pvt. Ltd. He will replace Mr. Sudhir Prabhu who has been instrumental in establishing its operations and consolidating the company’s position in India.

Mr. Sudhir plans to return to the Netherlands at the end of 2008 after being with the Hyva Group for 18 successful years.

“On behalf of the Hyva Group I would like to wish Sudhir good health and success in his future plans. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Jagadish. He is a proven, dynamic manager, fully capable of taking Hyva India to the next level and making its transition from good to great”, said Mr. Louwrens Dijkstra, CEO of the Hyva Group.

In his previous role, Mr. Jagadish served as the Vice President - Manufacturing & Engineering at the German firm Schwing Stetter in Chennai. He has extensive experience in engineering and sales and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the MSR Institute of Technology in Bangalore.

Mr. Jagadish took up his new assignment with Hyva on October 1.