Wipro GE HealthCare ropes in Chaitanya Sarawate as new MD

He has also been designated as the President & CEO of GE HealthCare South Asia. Sarawate succeeds Shravan Subramanyam, who is leaving to pursue an opportunity outside the company, the company said in a statement.

In his new role, Sarawate will be responsible for strengthening the company's market leadership position in South Asia by driving localisation strategy and delivering clinical excellence, it added.

Prior to this, he was the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer for AKA (ASEAN, Korea, Australia & New Zealand).

''With his extensive commercial expertise and strategic regional and global experience, we are confident he can accelerate growth in the region,'' Wipro GE HealthCare Wipro Enterprises Chairman Azim Premji said.

Chaillot told Express Pharma, “Dr Shravan created opportunities to expand and realise the organisation’s vision in the region. He effectively continued our mission to ‘make in India – for India and the world’. We wish him success in his next endeavor. South Asia is a priority region for us, and we look forward to further scaling our growth under Chaitanya’s leadership. We are confident that he will usher in a new direction for the business and strengthen the legacy that we have been building for years.”

“South Asia is a powerhouse for the organisation. The market is uniquely positioned to be at the cutting-edge of clinical excellence and unlock the value of precision care at scale. I am honored to join a world class team and look forward to propelling our business in India – for India and the world. I want to thank Dr Shravan for his leadership through a period of significant transformation and positioning the business for success,” said Chaitanya Sarawate.

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Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited is a Joint Venture (JV) between General Electric Company, USA and Wipro Enterprises Limited, India. Established in 1990, it is one of the longest-running JVs in the region with operations spread across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan. 

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