Rajesh provides leadership for local customers and partners, gives Ciena a voice within government and industry<\/a> associations, and leads Ciena India’s employee base, the company said in a statement.
“As one of the fastest growing markets globally, India is a priority geography where Ciena is investing to build brand awareness and elevate our competitive position,” said Gary Smith, President and CEO, Ciena.
“A tech industry veteran, Rajesh brings an abundance of experience to Ciena,” added Smith.
Rajesh will help customers in India create strategies to transform their networks to be more adaptive, resilient and scalable as they work toward achieving Digital India<\/a> initiatives.
He previously led IBM<\/a>’s application services business globally and served in various leadership roles at the company for more than 13 years.
Before that, he spent nearly twenty years at Tata Group growing the company’s business in the Eastern United States.
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