Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has appointed Srikant Chakrapani as Director, Channels and Strategic Alliances for India. At Hitachi, he will be responsible for executing the Hitachi TrueNorth Channel Partner programme and driving the Technology Alliances Strategy, Sales Strategy through the Channel Organization consisting of Systems Integrators, Value Added Resellers and Distributors.
Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice-President & General Manager, India, Hitachi Data Systems, said, "His industry experience, deep understanding of our solutions, field sales experience and knowledge of our internal systems provides a strong foundation for us to increase our coverage, and assist channel partners capitalize on our solutions and rapidly-evolving market opportunities."
Prior to his appointment at Hitachi, Srikant had served as the Regional Sales Director for West India and has been instrumental in consolidating the enterprise business in the western region. The region witnessed consistent strong growth in Solutions and Services revenues in addition to major success in the mid-range storage solution offerings.
