PITTSBURGH, PA – 14 October 2021 – Industrial Scientific, a global leader in gas detection and safety-as-a-service, is pleased to announce that Pronitha Shankarananda has joined the company as vice president of product management. Pronitha will be responsible for leading the Industrial Scientific product management and applications engineering teams while developing and executing the business and product strategy at a global scale.
Pronitha joins Industrial Scientific from Fluke, where she spent the last 6 years in product management, product marketing, strategy and leading some of Fluke’s largest business units. In these roles, she delivered key wins for both the business and customers across devices, IOT, and software, resulting in a product strategy aimed at solving real customer problems and generating significant growth for the business. Before joining Fluke, Pronitha held roles in enterprise sales, software consulting, and engineering at a variety of companies around the world.
“Across Pronitha’s career, she has demonstrated a unique ability to lead and develop teams towards product and business strategies that are truly transformational to both customers and industries,” said Parker Burke, president of Industrial Scientific. “I am eager to see how she accelerates our strategy in pursuit of Our Vision of eliminating death on the job by 2050.”
Pronitha holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Delhi, and a Master of Science in Management Studies from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About Industrial Scientific Corporation Industrial Scientific Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive (NYSE: FTV), is a global leader in gas detection and safety-as-a-service solutions that keep workers safe in life-threatening environments. From the International Space Station to mines deep inside the earth, men and women around the world bet their lives on the great work our people do. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we have more than 1,300 global employees across 21 countries dedicating their careers to eliminating death on the job by 2050. Industrial Scientific is the parent company to Intelex Technologies, the global leader in environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) software. Intelex’s industry-leading SAAS platform is used by millions of people around the world to deliver safer, cleaner and more productive operations. For more information, visit www.indsci.com.
