Thales announced that it has appointed former Airbus executive Ashish Saraf, who served as the president and head of region for Airbus Helicopters - India and South Asia, as vice president and country director for India. He will lead Thales' business in India and take forward its commitment to support the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision of the government. Ashish will be responsible for the strategic growth of Thales in the country across all of its markets, further strengthening local teams, collaborations and innovation. He succeeds Emmanuel de Roquefeuil who takes up a new role as the VP and head for Thales in the Middle East.