Leadership

Chris Ringlstetter

President - Europe

Chris Ringlstetter is responsible for ELGi’s European operations, including Rotair. With over 25 years of business leadership experience at a global leading industrial company, his career has spanned application engineering, marketing, service and sales management, and product management. He was the President of the air treatment division of a leading industrial company – a $200 million global business with full P&L responsibilities, including three manufacturing facilities. Chris has worked across multiple countries spanning the US, Germany, Italy, England and Belgium. He speaks English, German and Italian fluently.

Prior to joining ELGi, Chris was the European President of Luminator Technology Group, which makes passenger information systems for the mass transit and aerospace industries. In this role, he held full P&L responsibilities over Europe, ME, Africa and Asia and led two manufacturing facilities.

Ringlstetter has an MBA from Duke University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Giuseppe Donadio

Managing Director - Rotair

Giuseppe Donadio is the Managing Director of Rotair S.p.A. and has worked at Rotair S.p.A. for 34 years – this is also where he acquired his knowledge of the compressed air industry. Within the company, Giuseppe had the opportunity to experience working in all sectors, starting from the hands-on assembly of machines, over the Purchase Department to the Export Sales Office – accomplishing a world-wide expansion of Rotair products to over 60 different countries. In 2012, the family company Rotair S.p.A. then joined the ELGi group and Giuseppe remained the Managing Director. Giuseppe is very proud of being a part of the ELGi group, which to him is like a big family with an ambitious objective: To become the second largest air compressor manufacturer worldwide. He firmly believes this objective can be achieved.

Arkadiusz Wrzyszcz

Regional Manager - Eastern Europe

Arkadiusz Wrzyszcz is responsible for the Sales & Service organisation in Eastern Europe, and he is based in Poland. He speaks Polish and English fluently, with further knowledge in Russian and German. In his role as Regional Manager, he is focused on building a competent team that provides the best technical solutions to customers. Arkadiusz has 25 years of experience in the compressed air industry and his whole professional life relates to Product Management, Aftermarket and Completes Sales in the industry. Before joining ELGi, he was the Territory Leader for Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS for another air compressor manufacturer and he also held several roles for other major air compressor manufacturers. Arkadiusz holds a Diploma in Mechanical & Energetical Engineering, as well as certifications in Business Management and Leadership programs.

Nils Blanchard

Regional Manager - France

Terry McGuire

Regional Manager - UK & Ireland

David De Pril

Head of PMMO - Europe

David De Pril is responsible for ELGi Europe's Product Management and Marketing. He has over 25 years of experience in Vacuum, Low Pressure and Compressed Air. Before joining ELGi as Head of PMMO, David held various roles at another major air compressor manufacturer, from Global Product Manager to Sales Enablement Leader driving high single digit growth in Europe. David joined ELGi because of the persistent focus on innovation and the growth strategy. On top, he is convinced of the product quality and proud to work for a company with such high quality standards. His vision is to identify our customers' product needs, convert them into a compelling value proposition and to eventually grow ELGi's market share in Europe. He wants to build a strong Product Management and Marketing Team that feeds the innovation pipeline, enables Sales and drives business growth.

Rodrigo Varela

Strategy Director - Europe

Rodrigo Varela is responsible for ELGi Europe’s Strategy, including Channel Development. Rodrigo has over 20 years of experience with General Motors, Medel (now Philips) and another major air compressor manufacturer. His career has spanned product design and engineering, quality, lean business management, project and product management and business transformation. He has worked in multiple countries, including Argentina, Italy, Ireland and Belgium. Rodrigo speaks Spanish, English and Italian fluently. Rodrigo has an MBA from UCD Smurfit School of Business in Dublin, Ireland and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Catholic University in Cordoba, Argentina.

ELGi captivated Rodrigo with its long term vision and its Conquer K2 goal to be the second largest air compressor manufacturer in the world. In his role, Rodrigo will support this goal through organizational alignment and actions. He has encountered an ever-learning organisation where blue-sky thinking is encouraged and with social responsibility at its core.

Roger Savo

Aftermarket Director - Europe

DR. JAIRAM VARADARAJ

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dr. Jairam Varadaraj serves as the Managing Director of Elgi Equipments Ltd. and Board Member of Elgi Ultra Industries Ltd., Elgi Rubber Co., Magna Electro Castings, Precot Meridian Ltd. and Thermax Ltd. Dr. Varadaraj is a third-generation entrepreneur from the illustrious business family of LRG Naidu. For nearly 30 years, Dr. Varadaraj has led and guided the organisation’s business interests in textiles, polymers, mechanical machines and consumer appliances. Prior to which, for around four years, he was engaged in teaching and research in the United States.

Dr. Varadaraj is ex Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and past member of the Southern Region Council of CII. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from George Washington University, USA, and a PhD in international business from the University of Michigan, USA. He owns the distinction of holding four patents in the fields of compressors, drive belts, consumer appliances and food manufacturing.

RAMESH PONNUSWAMI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ramesh Ponnuswami is responsible for ELGi’s business in SEA and Oceania. He is also the Director of ATS ELGI Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ELGi. He joined ELGi in November 2011.

Prior to joining ATS ELGI, he was with the EID Parry (India) Limited, a Murugappa Group company, as Vice President – Operations. He was with Parry for ten years, handling several roles involving sugar, power and distillery plant operations, sales and marketing. He also led the project team that engineered, built and commissioned Asia’s largest port based sugar refinery. Before joining Parry, Ramesh Ponnuswami worked for five-and-a-half years at Sugar Research Limited in Australia as business development manager, responsible for selling technology and services to sugar companies worldwide.

Ramesh Ponnuswami holds a mechanical engineering degree from India and an MBA from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He was part of the Murugappa Group Business Leadership Program.

CHRIS RINGLSTETTER

PRESIDENT - EUROPE

Chris Ringlstetter is responsible for all of ELGi’s European operations, including Rotair. He has 25 years of business leadership experience with Ingersoll Rand and Doosan. His career has spanned application engineering, marketing, service and sales management, product management. He was the president of Ingersoll Rand’s air treatment division – a $200 million global business with full P&L responsibilities, including three manufacturing facilities. He has worked in multiple countries including the US, Germany, Italy, England and Belgium. He speaks English, German and Italian fluently.

Prior to joining ELGi, Chris Ringlstetter was the European president of the Luminator Technology Group, which makes passenger information systems for the mass transit and aerospace industries. In this role, held full P&L responsibilities over Europe, ME, Africa and Asia and led two manufacturing facilities.

Ringlstetter has an MBA from Duke University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.

DR. VENU MADHAV

DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY

Dr. K. Venu Madhav is responsible for new product development, technology development and innovation with a view to meeting global market requirements. He has close to 24 years of industrial experience and has been with ELGi since 1998, barring a short stint in a research organisation after his master’s degree. Dr. Venu has played a pivotal role in designing air ends and has been singularly responsible for bringing the “know why” of rotor design to the company. Venu Madhav holds a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in compressors from City University, London. He has several technical publications and 2 patents in compressor technology to his credit. Apart from this, he enjoys playing badminton with his children and reading during his leisure time.

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