New Delhi: The Board of Directors of Ingersoll - Rand (India) have elected Venkatesh Valluri as Chairman, effective March 25, 2010. Valluri succeeds Daljit L Mirchandani who resigned as Director and consequently relinquished office as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Valluri was appointed President of Ingersoll Rand in India in May 2009. Before joining Ingersoll Rand, Valluri was associated with the global measurement technology leader company, Agilent Technologies, as its President and Country Manager for over five years. Prior to Agilent, he held various leadership roles at GE (General Electric) in India and abroad. Valluri also serves on the board of United Way India. Valluri holds a Bachelor’s in Technology in Electronics and a MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.