G4S India appoints Mr. Ashok Bajpai as the Managing Director

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Chandigarh 16^th June:- G4S India, announced the appointment of Ashok Bajpai as the Managing Director. He will also be responsible for Indo-British Garments Pvt. Ltd (IBG), the uniform manufacturing arm of G4S and businesses in Bangladesh and Nepal. Ashok Bajpai will succeed Mel Brooks, former CEO, who will take up the new role of Group Commercial and Strategy Director.

On the announcement, Ashok Bajpai, Managing Director, G4S India said, i am glad to be a part of G4S family. G4S is committed to providing customers with world class security solutions by leveraging its global expertise in the field. As India's third largest employer, it is imperative to balance growth with demonstrating G4S's commitment to India as an active and socially-responsible corporate citizen.  I am upbeat on the outlook for the Indian economy and believe that the security solutions sector would continue to grow at a double digit pace.

Ashok Bajpai brings a vast range of experience to G4S.  He began his career with Price Waterhouse Consulting in Los Angeles and later returned to India to join the Indian Government, where he served in increasingly senior roles both in India and abroad. His last assignment was as Consul at the Indian Consulate in New York. In 2005, Ashok Bajpai returned to the private sector as COO of Arcelor Mittal in Indonesia. He joined Yum Brands in 2007 as part of India's leadership team for KFC and Pizza Hut and launched the country's first Taco Bell in 2010. He then headed Pizza Hut Delivery for the Indian subcontinent. In 2012, he became CEO and then Regional Director of Essar Steel.