Alicat Appoints Gajendra G. Kelkar as India Sales Manager

MUMBAI, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Alicat Scientific, Inc. has solidified its commitment to the Indian market by appointing Gajendra G. Kelkar as its India Sales Manager.

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Mr. Kelkar will primarily support existing distributors of Alicat's line of pressure and mass flow meters, controllers, and accessories. He will provide first line service support to local customers and channel partners, as well as work with OEM customers in the region to incorporate Alicat's flow control instruments into their products.

Most recently, Mr. Kelkar was a regional sales manager for LCGC Chromatography Solutions Pvt. Ltd., selling consumable products and instruments from a range of manufacturers. His career includes a number of sales and service executive positions in high technology applications such as chromatography, lasers and photonics, and fluid handing instruments. He has vast experience serving customers in the pharmaceutical, analytical, education, research and development, defence and space industries.

Mr. Kelkar earned a Master of Science degree with specialization in physics and solid state electronics from the University of Mumbai. He has also completed an advanced PG Diploma in industrial automation and system design from India's prestigious Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing.

Based in Mumbai, Mr. Kelkar can be reached by phone at (022) 67080415, (0) 9930047455, or email: gkelkar@alicatscientific.com.

About Alicat

Alicat Scientific (www.alicatscientific.com) designs and manufactures mass flow devices used in medical and scientific instrumentation, as well as specialty industrial applications, for high-precision measurement of gas and liquid flows. Its products include mass and liquid flow meters and controllers; pressure controllers; digital pressure and vacuum gauges; portable flow meters; calibration standards; software and accessories. Website: www.alicatscientific.com

About Halma

Alicat is a subsidiary company of Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.cn), an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. Halma is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has approximately 4000 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma has a hub office in Mumbai.

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