BDI “Star for India” Forges a
New Frontier

True to the philosophy of “following our customer’s business”, BDI has opened operations in Bangalore, India effective November 2006.
 
Mr. Carl James, President of BDI International recently announced the appointment of Mr. Murali Muralidharan, a recognized industry specialist, as Country Manager of BDI India.

Said James … “As the Country Manager, Murali will be responsible for all BDI India operations, including the organization of BDI-India, the recruitment, development and training for all BDI-India employees, developing the BDI-India sales plan and strategy including the inside and outside sales and sourcing process, supplier relations management, our logistics plan and the operational deployment. With his strong industry background, Murali will be responsible for building supplier partnerships with our global distributor partners in India.”

Mr. Muralidharan is no stranger to the industrial supply business. He holds a PHD from Case Western Reserve University plus an M.S. and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.

As General Manager of Timken Engineering and Research in Bangalore, India from 1998-2004, Murali created and led the inception of The Timken Engineering and Research organization in India.

The opening of BDI India is just one more example of BDI’s commitment to support the global expansion of its customer base and another demonstration of the company’s “World Class, World Wide” philosophy.