BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Saturday said R Madhavan has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director from T Suvarna Raju.Madhavan was heading HAL's Accessories Division at Lucknow as an Executive Director.In a statement, Madhavan said: "Maintaining the numero uno position of HAL in the aerospace industry while delivering world-class products and services through increased indigenisation would be my key focus areas."The emphasis, he said, would be to build on the core competence of the company and emerge as the preferred supplier in the aerospace industry.Madhavan is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Raipur and a postgraduate in MTech from IIT Madras."He joined HAL as a management trainee in July 1982 and has comprehensive management and engineering experience. His diverse skill sets in varied fields like production, quality, customer services and management fetched him key positions within the organization," HAL said in a statement.Pointing out that Madhavan spearheaded the successful absorption of technology for production of the Su-30 airframe and engine accessories from raw material phase at HAL’s Accessories Division, HAL claimed that he has contributed to 'Make in India' drive by developing MSME vendors for aerospace manufacturing.