Kotagiri, a 21-year veteran of the company, will succeed Don Walker, who will retire at end of 2020 after holding the top job for 15 years.
The Ontario-based company in August forecast 2020 sales between $30 billion and $32 billion, above analysts' estimates.
It is set to report third-quarter results on Nov. 6.
(Reporting by Rachit Vats and Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)