Mumbai:  Research In Motion (RIM) announced the appointment of Sunil Dutt as Managing Director for India. Sunil Dutt is an industry veteran with 27 years of extensive experience in the Indian Mobile Technology and Telecom sector.

“Sunil Dutt brings a wealth of experience to RIM. His strong managerial and communication skills, as well as an institutional understanding of the technology and telecom sector will be instrumental in driving the next stage of our business's growth in India,” said Urpo Karjalainen, Sr. Vice President APAC for Research In Motion.

 “India has achieved considerable success in RIM’s global business in recent years. I am excited to be part of RIM and to help drive this success further. ” said Sunil Dutt - Managing Director, Research In Motion, India.

Until recently, Dutt worked for Hewlett Packard India Sales as President, Personal Systems Group and was responsible for expanding their business in enterprise, mid-market and consumer space. Prior to that, Dutt worked in senior positions for companies like Samsung India Electronics, Nokia India, Whirlpool of India, Wipro and Philips India.