
Published 2nd October 2006
Bangalore, September 27th, 2006
Hitachi Data Systems, the leading provider of Application Optimized Storage™ solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced the appointment of Rahul Guha as director for channel development for the India market. Rahul will be responsible for structuring and executing the overall India Partner Plan.
Rahul has 12 years of experience in the IT industry. As the Director for Channel Development, he will focus on outlining the partner mix across the enterprise and mid market segments, building a strong partner family and ensuring leadership status for Hitachi Data Systems in India.
“We have aggressive goals to meet in the SMB space which makes channels extremely significant for us. Rahul's appointment is a step in the right direction in leveraging our extensive resources to the benefit of the company's channel partners,” said Glen Carroll, acting Channel Chief of APAC, Hitachi Data Systems
Armed with a B.E. and an MBA, Rahul has worked with Symantec (formerly Veritas) wherein he was in charge of distribution & SMB channels across India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. Prior to that, he was with Computer Associates as Channel manager.