On his appointment as Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Akhil Joshi, 57, has assumed charge as Director (Power) of the Maharatna Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise. Prior to this, he was Executive Director (MSX & HR) at BHEL's Power Sector Headquarters in New Delhi. As Director (Power), Joshi will be responsible for marketing, erection, commissioning, overall management of power projects and the after-market business for the company. Joshi has a diverse experience of over 36 years, working in major segments of BHEL. In his previous role as Executive Director of the Corporate Technology Management (CTM) group of the company, he was responsible for overseeing company-wide technology acquisition and assimilation from world leaders, in-house product development, forging strategic alliances, management of BHEL's various joint ventures and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As). Akhil Joshi also held various leadership positions in Spares and Services business of Power Sector, Technology Licensing and International Operations divisions of BHEL.

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