manroland web has appointed former JCB India new business general manager Pankaj Bhasin to head its subsidiary in India.

Bhasin (51) – who holds BE and MBA degrees from Delhi University – has “profound experience” from a business career spanning nearly 30 years in various industries, the company says.

manroland web systems management board member Peter Kuisle says the strong Indian market deserves “our utmost dedication and attention” and he is pleased to gain Bhasin’s “wide-ranging knowhow”.

During his career he has taken turnaround and general management tasks as well as start-up business and strategic business unit operations within renowned international companies offering high-value capital equipment and engineering products and solutions.

“I am proud and happy about this new position and the mission to promote manroland’s first-class products in the Indian printing industry,” he says. “Our customers highly appreciate the leading technology of manroland presses and services and are eager to learn about the latest developments.”