New Managing Director of Nippon Koei India (NKI)

• G. Sampath Kumar has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Nippon Koei India (NKI).

• He has become the first Indian to hold the position of Managing Director at NKI.

• The announcement was made by NKI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's ID&E Holdings.

• The outgoing MD, Katsuya Fukasaku has been appointed as the new President of the company.

• The company aims to expand its presence in India, West Asia and the Asia-Pacific region through this leadership change.

• Sampath Kumar is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) BHU.