EMC appoints Thirumale as CEO

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 18 November 2010, 22:37 IST
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Banagalore:EMC Corporation has appointed Niranjan Thirumale as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the EMC India Center of Excellence (COE).Niranjan will incubate advanced research and technology development projects within the India COE and with Sarv Saravanan, Vice President & Managing Director, EMC India COE, and other local business. Commenting on the appointment, Sarv Saravanan, Vice President & Managing Director, EMC India COE, said, "Niranjan's appointment is part of our efforts to strengthen the management team in India as we continue to grow our center and enhance our delivery capabilities. As an experienced and results-driven leader with a proven track record, we expect him to contribute significantly to the mission of the EMC India COE which is to ensure that our customers globally will receive the highest quality service and standards to drive business results." Prior to joining India COE, Niranjan had worked at NetApp where he was the founding member and technical leader of its Advanced Technology Group in India and was responsible for driving innovation, long-term vision. He also worked at IBM for over eight years in the US. At work, Niranjan enjoys the challenge of solving tough problems, setting and driving long-term agendas.Niranjan is an Engineer in Computer Science from IIT, Chennai.He also holds an MS Degree and Ph.D (in File Systems) from State University of New York at Stony Brook.