Harman appoints Pradeep Chaudhry as India head

Harman, the group that owns audio brands like JBL, Infinity, AKG and Mark Levinson, has appointed Pradeep Chaudhry as country manager for India operations.

Based in Bengaluru, Chaudhry will also continue to serve in his current role as CFO of the Harman Connected Services division, the company said in a statement.

Chaudhry succeeds M Lakshmi Narayan, who will serve as the advisory chairman until December 2016.

He will report to Dinesh C Paliwal, chairman, president and CEO of Harman on country management matters and to Sandy Rowland, Harman's CFO, in his role as CFO of that division.