Manoj Chugh,
President (India & SAARC),
EMC Corporation

Manoj Chugh is President, India & SAARC for EMC Corporation. He is responsible for driving EMC's business in the region, helping customers from small companies to large enterprises better leverage information assets realizing the full benefits of automated networked storage solutions. He has successfully spearheaded the company's growth from No. 5 in 2003 to No. 1 in 2004 as storage vendor in India.

An industry veteran with over 23 years experience in the ICT industry, Chugh has managed and led companies to leadership position across diverse businesses, viz. servers, satellite networking, telecom and networking and data storage. Prior to joining EMC, Manoj spent three years as President of Cisco Systems for the India & SAARC region. 

He began his career with HCL Group where he was responsible for driving sales in Eastern India. Next, as the General Manager – RISC Server Business, he led Wipro to a position of leadership in this segment for the first time.

Chugh is a graduate of the IIT, Kharagpur. He has served as the Vice-chairman of the Executive Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM) and currently he is a member of the Executive Board. He has been awarded the "Best IT Man of the year 2001" by the National Foundation of Indian Engineers. Manoj has recently been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the e-Information Systems, Security and Audit Association (eISSA) in recognition of his contribution made to the propagation and promotion of ICT, communication and network education and information management.