Gov. Nathan Deal appointed contracting executive Sachin Shailendra to the state Board of Regents.

Shailendra, president of SG Contracting in Atlanta, was sworn in last week to the 19-member board that is the governing body of the University System of Georgia. Regents are appointed for seven year terms.

Shailendra is a Georgia Tech graduate, and sits on the boards of the Atlanta Opera and the Children’s Healthcare Sports Network.

He replaces outgoing Regent Kenneth R. Bernard, Jr., whose term ended this year.