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Dell India gets new MD in Alok Ohrie

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Dell has named Alok Ohrie as the president and managing director of Dell India, and he will succeed Sameer Garde, who previously led the Dell India Commercial business. India is strategic to Dell, both as a market as well as for its service delivery capability and Alok will take up the responsibility of further enhancing Dell's solutions capabilities and expanding the company's strong presence in the Indian IT market, stated a release.

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In his new role, Ohrie has been entrusted with driving growth in Indian market, besides developing and delivering comprehensive solutions for global and Indian corporations, state and local governments, and the consumer business.

"Dell has a great presence in India. I am very happy and excited to join Dell in leading the company's transformation to be a top technology solutions provider in India and reinforce its position as an employer of choice in the country," said Ohrie.

Apparently, his predecessor, Garde, has moved on to pursue career opportunities outside of the company, added the release.

"India continues to play a crucial role in Dell's transformation," said Amit Midha, president, Asia-Pacific and Japan, and chairman, Dell Global Emerging Markets. "We greatly appreciate the significant contribution Sameer has made to Dell and the India business. We thank him for his strong leadership and for building a trusted and highly-skilled sales team in the country."

Previously, Ohrie led IBM's Systems and Technology Group in India from January 2010. Under his leadership, his team strategically grew the business and developed a strong reputation for developing robust server, storage, networking and Systems Software solutions for their enterprise, SMB, government and public sector customers.

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