New Delhi, April 14 -- Pratt & Whitney has appointed Ashish Saraf as its Vice President and Country Head, India. As Pratt & Whitney's senior-most in-country leader, Ashish will lead all strategic growth and transformation efforts in India.

He will be responsible for the growth and alignment of Pratt & Whitney's in-country engineering, supply chain, customer service, operations, and digital transformation centers, as per a statement Monday.

Ashish joins Pratt & Whitney from Thales, where he served as country director and chairman for all Thales India businesses, including aerospace, defense, biometrics, cybersecurity, and the Global Capability Center.

"Pratt & Whitney has invested more than USD 40 million in the past four years in expan...