Anand was appointed in October 2012 as the Vice President and General Manager for Sikorsky Aircraft, Middle East, Turkey and Africa based out of Ankara, Turkey. In his new assignment, Anand will be responsible for all Sikorsky activities in the eighty countries of the region, involving customers, governments and industrial cooperation partners. In addition to these, he will further strengthen the company’s strategic position for current and future programs in the region. In April 2012 Anand was appointed as the General Manager for United Technologies International Operations (UTIO), Turkey.

Previously, Anand was the Country Head & Managing Director for all UTC Fire & Security (UTCFS) operations in the India region including the Chubb Alba, Kidde India and GE Security business entities. Under his leadership UTCFS India had achieved a leading position in protecting India’s critical infrastructure, shown 2X growth organically and 3X growth inorganically, established a world class manufacturing center, a global R&D center and a vertical sales center of excellence in India.