To commemorate the opening of the new India office, ITT senior management, office staff and India sales channel took part in a traditional Indian inauguration ceremony. Participants included Bill Taylor, president of ITT China, and Brenda Reichelderfer, senior vice-president and chief technology officer of ITT Corp. The ceremony included a ribbon cutting, the traditional breaking of coconuts to signify good fortune, lighting of lamps inside of the new offices, and a blessing from His Grace Shri Rukmini Krishna Das and other priests.