Venkateshan succeeds Ron Moore as head of Cummins operations in India, joined Cummins USA in 1986. Since then, he has worked in various capacities and is also at present managing director of Tata Cummins Limited, Jamshedpur.

Jaysingh Laxman Deshmukh, currently president of Cummins India Limited has been appointed as managing director of Cummins India Limited.Deshmukh joined Cummins India in 1972 and has held several key positions.