Gayathri Sharma, formerly associate director, communications with PepsiCo India, has taken over as the head of communications for India and South Asia for Rolls-Royce India. 

Sharma will be in charge of corporate communication, integrated PR and internal communications for the maker of aerospace engines and power systems.

Sharma is an experienced communicator who has worked with BBC News in India and at Weber Shandwick where she led the Boeing account.

In India, Rolls-Royce offers products in 4 different categories including civil and defence aerospace, power systems and civil nuclear. The firm also has two engineering centres in Bengaluru and Pune.

Rolls-Royce is also a global leader in the manufacture of cleaner engines for wide-bodied aircrafts used in long haul flights.