G. Ganapathiraman

G. (Raman) Ganapathiraman is responsible for managing ARC's operations in India. He has close to four decades of varied experience in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Raman superannuated as Executive Director of Electronics Division (EDN) of BHEL. During his tenure in BHEL he headed Project Engineering Management (PEM) and Industrial Systems Group (ISG). In PEM, Raman was responsible for providing system engineering inputs for power plants of various ratings up to 800 MW. At EDN, Raman was responsible for automation and power electronics products, mostly related to power and solar photovoltaic. During his tenure at EDN, EDN/BHEL became the market leader in the field of automation in India. Raman was also responsible for introduction of several new technologies and products at the Electronics Division. At ISG, Raman was responsible for EPC of coal handling, ash handling, and automation for the steel sector. He has been a team leader and builder; at BHEL he led a team of 5,000 personnel.

Raman's work and commitment to excellence has won recognition at the national and international levels. He has received various prestigious awards, such as the ICWA Cost Management Award, CII Business Excellence, and Quality Control (QC) Awards. Raman is a senior member in IEEE and ISA. Raman is a gold medalist in Electrical Engineering (B.E.) from Madras University.