ALSTOM India Limited names Patrick Ledermann as new Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Alstom the worlds leading energy solutions and transport company, today announced the appointment of Patrick Ledermann as the new Vice Chairman and Managing Director of ALSTOM India Limited (AIL). Effective 1^st October 2012, he takes up the position, previously held by Francois Carpentier, who has moved to the companys HQ in France. 

He is also appointed the Regional Vice President Global Power Sales (GPS) India Region, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.  In addition, Mr. Ledermann will be in charge of coordinating Thermal Power activities in India and will be based out of Noida, India. 

Patrick Ledermann is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He directed the Nuclear Construction Inspection Office from 1980 to 1984, followed by the Engineering Department in the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Military Applications Division from 1985 to 1990, the Areva plant in The Hague and led projects in Arevas Fuel division from 1991 to 2001. He went on to become Deputy Director of Nuclear Energy at the CEA from 2002 to 2007, before joining Alstom in October 2007 to head up the Nuclear activity at Alstom Power. 

Given the growing importance of India in the Thermal Power portfolio, Alstom is pleased to appoint an experienced leader as Patrick Ledermann to lead Alstom India Limited to even greater heights. 

About Alstom 

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of 20 billion and booked close to 22 billion in orders in 2011/12. 

About Alstom India Limited 

ALSTOM India Limited (AIL) is a part of Alstom Group, Headquartered in France, which is a global leader in power generation, transmission and rail infrastructure. AIL offers a composite range of equipment services and solutions related to power generation for utilities and industrial users, transportation systems covering traction, signalling and train control for the railways and energy management for a variety of industries. Employing over 4000 people across India, Alstom boasts of a software technology facility at Bengaluru and four manufacturing units (for Hydro in Vadodara, Boilers in Durgapur, Auxiliary components and air preheaters in Shahabad and for transport in Coimbatore). AIL had achieved a turnover of INR 2412 crore in the financial year 2011-12 and is listed on the BSE and NSE with around 31% of its shares held by the public. 

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