Brocade® (Nasdaq: BRCD) today announced a new leader for the company’s operation in India with the appointment of Ashis Guha as India’s country manager. Ashis will be responsible for driving Brocade’s business development, marketing and sales initiatives, and will report to Gerald Penaflor, Regional Sales Director, South Asia-Pacific and Korea.
“India is a critical market for Brocade as we are a global leader in the data center networking industry, including in India. In the next few years, we expect the number of data centers to grow dramatically in tandem with the increase of enterprises in the country. Many of them will be powered by Brocade’s next-generation data center products and technologies that help the business save energy and maximize cost efficiency,” said Penaflor.
He added: “With Ashis on board, we are confident that his experience in the India market will further propel the company’s position as the industry leader in data center networking solutions and services.”
Ashis has had over 14 years of industry experience in areas that include direct sales, channel management, business development and marketing. Prior to his role at Brocade, Ashis was the General Manager of Sun Microsystems, India, where he was responsible for Sun’s storage business and strategy in the northern and eastern regions in the country.
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