Look for original solutions and innovate for India is the mantra Venkatesh Valluri has long abided by. Before joining Ingersoll Rand, a $14-billion globally diversified industrial technology company, he was president of the Indian operations at Agilent Technologies, helping the company establish a strong foothold in the region. Before that, he spent 10 years with General Electric in various leadership roles in India and Europe. He also spent nine years with Raychem Corp in roles spanning sales, marketing and manufacturing for the defence and industrial electronics markets.