Patil will be designated Whole-time Director and Senior Executive Vice President (Defence Business).
The induction signals the Company’s increased thrust in defence related businesses, and reflects the importance that the sector plays in L&T’s strategic plans.
A post-graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai, Patil joined L&T in 1978 after a brilliant academic career.
In his nearly four decade-long career in L&T, Patil was involved in expanding the Company’s nascent Technology & Product Development Group and in its forays into the defence sector. This included teaming up with the DRDO and the Indian Navy in building a portfolio of indigenous, cutting edge missiles and weapons systems, Submarines, Military communications and Artillery systems.
Commenting on the appointment, A.M. Naik, L&T’s Group Executive Chairman, said: “L&T is well positioned to capitalise on the Government’s plan to increasingly indigenize defence production, and we are confident that under the leadership of Mr. Patil, L&T will be able to grow its defence business substantially."
Patil holds senior positions in several defence-related industry bodies. He is the Chairman of FICCI Committee on Defence, member of FICCI Committee on Homeland Security, Member of the National Defence Council and Manufacturing Council of CII.
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