Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) announced the appointment of Sanjay Singh as executive vice president and global head-human resources. Singh will be a member of the executive committee and will report to chief executive officer & managing director, Laurent Demortier. He will be based in CG headquarters in Mumbai.

This appointment is in line with CG's global expansion strategy, in which Singh will play a pivotal role given his extensive experience in international operations and HR best practices globally. Prior to joining CG, Singh was with Tata Motors as head of HR for the commercial vehicles business, including international operations and subsidiaries in more than 30 countries.
 
Shares of the company declined Rs 1.95, or 1.03%, to trade at Rs 187.25. The total volume of shares traded was 397,247 at the BSE (3.12 p.m., Tuesday).