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Degree Controls Strengthens Presence in Asia
MILFORD, N.H. --(Business Wire)-- Degree Controls, Inc. (DegreeC), the global leader of state-of-the-art thermal and airflow technologies for the electronics and telecommunications industries, announced today that it has strengthened its Asian operations by appointing Ven Holalkere to the newly created position of Regional Director, Asia. Mr. Holalkere will be based in Trivandrum, India and report directly to DegreeC's President and CEO, Jag Sisodia.
DegreeC began its operations in Trivandrum, India in 2004 and has seen rapid growth since that time.
Mr. Holalkere will be responsible for managing DegreeC's business development across Asia and driving the marketing effort in Asia for AdaptivCool(TM), DegreeC's state-of-the-art technology for reducing data-center energy consumption.
Prior to joining DegreeC, Mr. Holalkere spent seven years at Intel, specializing in the thermal management of microprocessors and servers. With 26 years of global engineering and managerial experience overall, Mr. Holalkere has earned eight U.S. patents and has written extensively on the thermal management of various electronic systems - from individual chips to the entire data center.
"Over the last few years, we have strengthened our commitment to revenue growth and customer success in Asia," said Jag Sisodia, DegreeC's President and CEO. "The addition of Ven is a continuation of that commitment. Ven's global product-management experience is an excellent fit for our Asian operations - Ven brings a wealth of technical experience to DegreeC and a keen understanding of the markets we serve."
"I am delighted to be working for a company that is known as a leader in thermal management solutions. I look forward to contributing to DegreeC's success," said Mr. Holalkere.
"The issues of heat dissipation and airflow management are becoming ever so crucial in today's world of compact, high-powered electronics," said Rajesh Nair, DegreeC's Founder and CTO. "DegreeC," continued Nair, "has many years of experience in dealing with these critical issues in Telecom, Medical and various other industries and we are delighted to have Ven leading the charge to solve these problems in the Asian market."
Mr. Holalkere has undergraduate degrees in Physics and Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University.
About DegreeC
In eleven years DegreeC has become a leading provider of thermal and airflow solutions for challenging telecommunications and medical applications. Degree(degree)C is now applying its chassis-level thermal expertise to mission-critical room-level spaces, primarily sophisticated data centers and clean rooms. In addition to its USA locations, DegreeC has facilities in India, China and Japan. DegreeC employs approximately 100 people. Degree(degree)C was founded in 1996 and has offices in Milford, NH, and Marlborough, Mass. DegreeC is a private, minority-owned ISO 9001 registered company. Additional information on DegreeC can be found at http://www.degreec.com.
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