HPE appoints Sajan Paul as General Manager – India for HPE Networking

HPE has announced the appointment of Sajan Paul as General Manager, India at HPE Networking, effective immediately. In this role, Sajan is responsible for spearheading the business strategy, execution, and growth of HPE’s networking portfolio in the country, with a focus on advancing AI-driven, intelligent networking to support digital transformation across industries.

A seasoned industry leader, Sajan brings nearly three decades of rich experience spanning the telecom and networking sectors. Prior to joining HPE, he served as Managing Director and Country Manager for Juniper Networks across India and SAARC, where he led regional strategy, P&L management, sales execution, and team leadership. During his tenure, he held multiple senior leadership roles across engineering and sales, and has worked closely with telecom operators, large enterprises, and public-sector organizations, including government, defense, and education institutions, to support large-scale network modernization initiatives. Earlier in his career, Sajan held senior roles at Cisco Systems, including Vice President – Systems Engineering for the IT/ITeS vertical, and has also worked with Nortel and Avaya.

“As businesses are accelerating their AI journey, networking is emerging as a critical foundation for scalable, secure, and high-performance digital infrastructure,” said Mark Ablett, Vice President – Asia Pacific and Japan, HPE Networking. “Sajan’s extensive industry experience and leadership will be instrumental in strengthening our market capabilities, deepening strategic partnerships, and aligning HPE Networking’s innovation agenda with customers’ broader digital ambitions.”

“I am excited to join HPE Networking India at a pivotal time for the networking industry,” said Sajan Paul, General Manager, HPE Networking India. “As AI continues to reshape enterprise infrastructure, intelligent and secure networking will be foundational to business innovation. My focus will be on enabling our ecosystem to unlock measurable value, helping customers modernize their networks with confidence, and driving momentum with our self-driving, secure, AI-native networking solutions that deliver scale, performance, and resilience across industries.”

Sajan’s deep expertise across networking, telecommunications, cloud computing, and enterprise technology deployments strongly positions him to drive HPE Networking’s growth and innovation in India.