BAE Systems announced in a press release the appointment of Ravi Nirgudkar as managing director for India. BAE Systems is a British multinational company with interests in defence, security and aerospace. The company said that Nirgudkar will spearhead BAE Systems' operations and build on the company's partnerships with the Indian defence industry. He succeeds Nik Khanna, who will now take up a new role with BAE Systems' air sector in the United Kingdom. Nirgudkar previously worked as country president at Raytheon, an American defence and aerospace manufacturer.