Kewaunee Scientific Corp. has promoted a veteran executive to lead its operations in India. Bhoopathy Sathyamurthy will also manage the company's sales and marketing operations in Asia, the Far East and the Middle East.

He takes the job formerly held by Steve Vadehra, who retired from the company. Sathyamurthy joined Kewaunee in 2000 as general manager of its Indian operations and aided the company in opening its 80,000-square-foot plant in India.