New channel head for Cisco in India

Cisco announced the appointment of B Raghavendran as VP-Channel Operations
and Commercial Strategy, Cisco India and SAARC. In this role, Raghavendran will
build and lead Cisco's partner efforts in the region. He will also focus on
reinforcing Cisco's presence in the commercial segment, which is among the key
growth markets for Cisco in the region.

B Raghavendran

Raghavendran will succeed R Dhamodaran, who headed Cisco India's channel
operations and commercial strategy over the past year and has recently taken on
a new role at the Cisco Globalization Center, East.

Raghavendran will be based in Mumbai and will report directly to Naresh
Wadhwa, President and Country Manager, Cisco India and SAARC. Prior to this,
Raghavendran was the strategy and operations lead for Cisco India's sales
organization.

Commenting on the appointment, Wadhwa said, “Cisco's channel strategy is also
tightly integrated with our commercial business, and we believe that
Raghavendran's extensive knowledge and understanding of the industry will be
invaluable to the company.”

Raghavendran is a graduate in BE and has over 15 years of experience in the
technology industry. He joined Cisco India in 1998 as an account manager for the
company's banking and financial services vertical, and has played a key role in
achieving several strategic wins for Cisco India.