Koppu Sadashiv Murthy has taken over the charge of Chairman & Managing Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Murthy is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Bhopal University with an MBA in Finance. Prior to this, Murthy was heading Corporate Operations Management group as Executive Director, besides having additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd., Prayagraj (BPCL). Murthy joined BHEL in 1989 at its Jhansi unit—a transformer & locomotive manufacturing hub.