R Madhavan has taken over the charge of Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from T Suvarna Raju. Before taking this coveted position, he was heading the Accessories Division of HAL at Lucknow as an Executive Director. 

“My focus area will be maintaining the numero uno position of HAL in aerospace industry while delivering worldclass products and services through increased indigenization,” said Madhavan.  

He said that the emphasis would be to build on the core competence of the company and emerge as the preferred supplier in the aerospace industry. Madhavan has contributed to 'Make in India' drive by developing MSME vendors for aerospace manufacturing. 

Madhavan’s focus areas will include Design and Development, order book position and product mix which meets the customer requirements.