Kirloskar Systems (KSPL) announced the appointment of Manasi Tata as director on the board of KSPL’s joint-venture companies, including Toyota Industries Engine India Pvt. Ltd. (TIEI), Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd. (KTTM), Toyota Material Handling India Pvt. Ltd. (TMHIN), and Denso Kirloskar Industries Pvt. Ltd. (DNKI), with immediate effect.

• Ms. Tata’s appointment as Director comes after the demise her father Vikram S. Kirloskar, former Chairman and Managing Director, KSPL.
• His wife Geetanjali Kirloskar has already taken charge as the new Chairman & Managing Director at KSPL.
• Ms. Tata, a graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design in the U.S., is trained in Toyota manufacturing processes and the Japanese work culture. She is married to Neville Tata, son of businessman Noel Tata, chairman of Trent and MD of Tata International.