VMware appoints Sanjay Mirchandani as Senior VP & GM of APJ

VMware(NYSE:VMW) has announced appointment of Sanjay Mirchandani as the new Senior Vice-President and General Manager to lead the VMware Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ) business with effect from October 14, 2013. Mirchandani has succeeded Andrew Dutton, who will continue to lead VMware APJ until October 14, 2013, after which he will partner with Mirchandani for the remainder of the year to facilitate smooth transition of leadership.
 
Carl Eschenbach, President & COO, VMware, said, Sanjay Mirchandani is taking over at an exciting stage of VMware’s progress in APJ. Sanjay’s rich experience as an IT and business veteran  as well as his deep understanding of Asia-Pacific markets  will build on the hugely successful contribution made by Andrew. I would like to thank Andrew for his dedication and commitment to the APJ region over the past five years.
 
Sanjay Mirchandani expressed, I am delighted to take on the challenge of driving continued VMware growth in APJ. Our top priority will be to help customer organizations transform their businesses on their journey to the era of IT as a Service. I would like to thank the VMware APJ team for excellent work in building a solid foundation. This positions us extremely well to develop our business further and capture the opportunity ahead.
 
Prior, as President of EMC’s emerging markets and international development, he championed global growth opportunities with a focus on rapidly-growing markets. Earlier in his career, Mirchandani served as Microsoft’s Regional VP, Enterprise Services in Asia, working with the region’s largest customers and partners. He has also held many other management positions at Microsoft that included President, Asia-Pacific Region; President, South Asia; and Managing Director, India.