BWI: Ashwini Aggarwal Apointed Executive Director of MAIT

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Source: MAIT
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:50 PM IST (07:20 AM GMT)
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Ashwini Aggarwal Apointed Executive Director of MAIT


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- MAIT, the apex body representing the interest of IT hardware industry in India, has announced the appointment of Mr Ashwini Aggarwal as its new Executive Director with effect from 15th September 2010. The announcement was made by Mr Ravi Aggarwal, President, MAIT.

An M.Sc. in Physics and Electronics with distinction from St. Stephens College and an MBA from FMS, University of Delhi, Mr Aggarwal has rich and diverse experience in the IT Industry having handled peripherals, personal computers, mini and mainframe computers across consumer and commercial user segments.

Ashwini comes to MAIT with over 27 years of industry experience, 18 years in Hewlett-Packard in several important and developmental roles. More recently, he has worked with Omnicom Media Group, in their group company, CPM India as Vice-President, Strategic initiatives.

Ashwini is well known in the industry for his creative and breakthrough market development initiatives at HP - and was the IT Channels 'Most Favorite Marketing Manager' for the year 2006.

Welcoming Ashwini, Mr Ravi Aggarwal, President, MAIT said, "The wide diversity of background that Ashwini brings to MAIT would help the Association in meeting the growing challenges being faced by the IT Hardware industry in the highly competitive global environment. I am confident that he will add immense value towards augmenting and furthering the IT Hardware industry ecosystem in the country."

Commenting on the new role, MAIT Executive Director, Ashwini Aggarwal said, "I am extremely excited and honored by the faith and role reposed by the IT Hardware industry-and look forward to making a strong contribution. For India to emerge globally competitive in the IT Hardware arena, apart from creating a vibrant domestic market we need to create a stable policy regime. A robust and encouraging ecosystem, covering all aspects of the downstream industry will enable us emerge as a strong IT nation."

About MAIT:

Set up in 1982 for purposes of scientific, educational and IT industry promotion, MAIT has emerged as an effective, influential and dynamic organisation. Today MAIT represents hardware manufacturers & vendors, training, R&D and associated services sectors of the Indian IT Industry. MAIT's charter is to develop a globally competitive Indian IT Industry, promote the usage of IT in India, strengthen the role of IT in national economic development and promote business through international alliances.

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