BANGLAORE, INDIA: McAfee today made a significant stride in strengthening its India management team with the appointment of Jagdish Mahapatra as the managing director- India and SAARC.

Based in Mumbai, Jagdish will report to Wahab Yusoff, Vice President South Asia and will spearhead the company’s growth in the subcontinent. 

In this role, his key responsibilities include driving enterprise and consumer driven product revenues, strengthening the customer base across verticals and leading channel partner and alliance engagements. 

In his previous role, Mahapatra was the senior vice president – IT Services Sales at Cisco Systems India, where he played a crucial role in scaling business in the IT services segment, the company’s largest sales vertical.

He worked with Cisco for almost 12 years prior to which he managed the networking business for Godrej Pacific for over three years.

“McAfee today is well poised to lead the growth wave in the Indian information security market and it’s an exciting time to be part of this growth evolution. With strong fundamentals like a comprehensive product portfolio, robust partner network and focus on innovation, I look forward to accelerating the company’s successful momentum in the region,” said Mahapatra.