8tree, a global leader in AR-enabled real-time 3D surface inspection technology, today announced the appointment of Venkat Ananthanarayanan as Head of Sales for India, Middle East and Southeast Asia, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to supporting the rapidly expanding aviation and MRO sectors across the region. Based in India, Venkat will lead the company’s regional business development efforts and support airlines, MROs, OEMs, and aerospace manufacturing organizations seeking to modernize inspection workflows through digital technologies.
The appointment comes as aviation and maintenance organizations across India and neighboring markets continue to accelerate investments in operational efficiency, fleet support capabilities, and digital transformation initiatives. With growing aircraft fleets and increasing maintenance demand throughout the region, the adoption of faster, more consistent, and digitally connected inspection workflows is becoming increasingly important.
“The aviation and MRO industries across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are entering an important phase of modernisation and operational growth. I look forward to working closely with airlines, MRO providers, and aerospace organisations throughout the region to help accelerate the adoption of digital inspection workflows that support both operational efficiency and maintenance quality,” said Venkat Ananthanarayanan, Head of Sales for India, Middle East and Southeast Asia, 8tree.
“India and the broader Asia-Pacific region represent one of the most dynamic aviation growth markets globally. As operators and maintenance organisations continue to modernise their operations, we see increasing demand for digital inspection solutions that improve speed, consistency, and operational confidence. Venkat’s background in NDT inspection strengthens our ability to support customers locally and deepen our engagement across the region. We’re delighted to have him on the team,” said Arun Chhabra, Chief Executive Officer, 8tree.
8tree’s portfolio of AR-enabled, handheld, aviation inspection technologies deliver real-time, go/no-go digitalised end-to-end inspection and reporting workflows that boost measurement quality and speed by orders of magnitude, while eliminating the human subjectivity of traditional methods.
These include dentCHECK®, purpose-built to expedite aircraft surface damage assessment; fastCHECK®, for high-speed, high-volume 100% fastener inspection, and 8cloud®, a collaborative cloud-based reporting platform designed to streamline engineering review and maintenance decision-making processes.
The regional expansion reflects 8tree’s continued focus on supporting aviation stakeholders with practical digital inspection technologies designed to simplify maintenance workflows while improving reporting consistency and inspection turnaround times.
The company will showcase these digital inspection workflow solutions during Aeromart Hyderabad 2026, taking place from 30 June to 2 July in Hyderabad, India.
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