EMC has announced the appointment of Rajesh Janey as the President for its India & SAARC operations. He will report to Steve Leonard, President, EMC Asia Pacific/Japan and takes over from Manoj Chugh, who will now focus fully on driving aggressive expansion of EMC’s Global Accounts Program across Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) as Regional President, Global Accounts, APJ.
“The Indian sub-continent is a hugely important and strategic market for EMC, both in terms of innovation and growth. Rajesh’s return to EMC demonstrates our success and momentum in the region, and I am pleased to welcome him as our new leader for India,” said Steve Leonard, President, EMC Asia Pacific/Japan.
Rajesh will lead EMC in India & SAARC and will be responsible for driving the company’s growth and revenue in the region. He brings more than 27 years of leadership experience in IT sales, services and channels, and joins EMC from NetApp where he was President, India & SAARC Sales. Prior to NetApp, Rajesh held several roles in EMC India including Vice President, Enterprise Business, India and SAARC; Head of Channels; and Vice President for North, East and Bangladesh business, among others. He has also held a number of management positions in HP, Compaq, Digital, and Wipro.
“It is good to be back at EMC,” said Rajesh Janey, President, EMC India & SAARC. “EMC’s laser focus on its customers and partners, combined with its diverse and innovative range of technology portfolio offers a compelling value proposition to customers and partners in the region. I am also excited by the new opportunities that Cloud and Big Data provide EMC in this market,” he added.