Dinesh Malkani resigns as President of Cisco India

Dinesh Malkani, Cisco India and SAARC President, has resigned and is now believed to take on a leadership role at a start-up, but details of the same could not be ascertained. He will continue in his role until 31st July and remain associated with Cisco till the end of September.

Malkani was, however, unavailable for comments and the development was confirmed by people at Cisco. The development comes at a time when Cisco is betting big on the “Digital India” wave in the country. The company is engaged in 50 digitization projects and is working with six states on various digitization initiatives.

Dinesh has played a key role in driving its growth, talent and digital transformation initiatives in India. After his exit, Cisco will continue to execute on its long-term strategic focus on India through its investments in innovation, skills development and digital transformation. People aware of the development said the company has already conducted an internal and external search for Malkani’s replacement and will make an announcement in the next two weeks.

Dinesh Malkani had joined Cisco in 2010 to lead the collaboration technologies team in Asia- Pacific, Japan and China.Interestingly, Cisco has invested in over 25 start-ups in the country. India is a key market for Cisco. It is witnessing a double-digit growth and accounts for a significant portion of the company’s global headcount, with a majority of them in R&D roles.

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