BCG elevates Neeraj Aggarwal as Asia-Pacific regional chair

Management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group has elevated its India head Neeraj Aggarwal as the new regional chair for the Asia-Pacific region, which includes India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia.

Aggarwal currently heads the India operations as its managing director, and takes over from Janmejaya Sinha, who has led the Asia Pacific operations of BCG since 2009, an official release said today.

Sinha has been appointed chairman of BCG India now.

********************* Pawan Hans inks pact with UTair *

State-owned chopper maker Pawan Hans has inked an agreement with helicopter service provider UTair to explore mutual business prospects and areas of engagement in field of general aviation.

 

Under the agreement, the companies will also explore the possibility of training and utilisation of technical human resources in the country, according to a release.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by the Pawan Hans chairman and managing director BP Sharma and Utair chief executive Andrey Martirosov, at the just concluded Farnborough air show in Britain.

********************* Perkins launches new electronic diesel engines *

Off-highway diesel engine supplier Perkins has launched what it claims to be the first electronically controlled diesel engine in the domestic market.

The new offering is part of its 4000 series range and comes with six-cylinder, 23-litre electronic engine and is being manufactured at it Aurangabad facility, a release said.

The company claims the new 4006 electronic engine to offer simplified service needs and the ability to operate over a broad range of ambient temperatures and altitudes.

********************* HDFC Life, Vijaya Bank in bancassurance pact *

Private life insurer HDFC Life and state-run lender Vijaya Bank today announced a corporate agency tie-up to drive the former's sales.

The tie-up will help HDFC Life to drive its sales through over 2100 Vijaya Bank branches, and is one of the few such bancassurance pacts singed since the comes after the corporate agency norms were revised in April 2016.