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VMware hopeful of mobile-cloud prospects in India, shuffles top deck

VMware today announced key changes to its leadership team in India

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BANGALORE, INDIA: VMware today announced key changes to its leadership team in India with the appointment of Sundar Balasubramanian as the Senior Director for General Business for VMware India. Sundar will be responsible for Partners and Alliances, and will also lead the Commercial Sales business for VMware in India.

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Sundar joins VMware from IBM and held senior leadership roles with EMC and Microsoft also in the past.

VMware also promoted Balaji Rao to Senior Director Enterprise and Government Sales to help enterprise and government organizations transition to the mobile cloud era. Balaji has played a crucial role in enabling Enterprise customers to embark on their virtualization journey in India.

Sangeeta Gundala takes on a new role as the India business leader for AirWatch (that VMware acquired in January 2014) to help address the fast growing enterprise mobility opportunity in India. Sangeeta till recently held the position of Director - Commercial Sales at VMware India.

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“The past year was an important year for VMware in India. It was a year of change and transformation for us as we embarked on our next phase of growth,” said Arun Parameswaran, MD, VMware India. “These appointments will help strengthen the VMware leadership team in India as we look to aggressively capitalize on the enormous opportunities that Mobile-Cloud era offers us in the region.”  

Last year, VMware announced its intention for further investment of up to $500 million over three years to help fund its growing operations in India.

VMware established a presence in India in 2005, and today serves nearly 3,500 customers and works with approximately 100 partners. The company’s footprint in the Indian subcontinent comprises a workforce of approximately 2,800 – including R&D staff, global support, operations, and a sales force.

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