Tensar is appointing Mala Nanda as Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific, in a company move which emphasizes its commitment to the area.
“Mala’s track record is second to none in developing volume and profitability in the construction products industry,” comments Robert Vevoda, Chief Operating Officer, Tensar Corporation.
“The Asia Pacific region is a priority for Tensar, and she will be reporting directly to me, as head of an experienced regional team covering China, South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand.”
Based in Shanghai, Mala Nanda has exceptional experience in the construction supply sector, particularly her impressive progress with Owens Corning since 1994, latterly becoming General Manager, Asia Pacific South and winning company awards. Her brief tenure there included developing and investing in the Indian sub-continent, and developing the Australian market.
Mala’s education includes a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science and an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Her wide industrial experience ranges from IT and production line management as well as entrepreneurial retail development.
ABOUT TENSAR INTERNATIONAL
Tensar International is part of Tensar Corporation, a leading global developer and manufacturer of proprietary, highly engineered, non-traditional site-development solutions for infrastructure end-markets, including transportation, commercial and industrial construction. Tensar provides its customers with an integrated suite of innovative products, technologies and application expertise for a wide variety of end uses, including high performance roadways, earth retention structures, building foundations and erosion and sediment control.
In 2007, Tensar launched TriAx™ a new geogrid which Tensar believes offers superior performance in multi-directional stiffness and aggregate confinement, which enables better radial load resistance, resulting in a reduction in aggregate base thickness and improved resistance to rutting. The company also offers a comprehensive design service, technical seminars and on-site support, as part of a range of support services. Tensar International, formerly The Netlon Group, was founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1952.
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