Wednesday, April 13, 2011

CommScope Appoints New Head of Wireless Sales for India

CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks, has appointed Pankaj Gandhi as director of Wireless Sales for India, effective immediately. In his role, Gandhi will head all customer-facing sales activities for CommScope’s wireless business in India. Gandhi reports to Navin Vohra, who was promoted to vice president of Wireless Sales, Asia Pacific last year.


“We are delighted to have Pankaj heading our India regional sales to help us support customers in this important market and expand our position in India,” said Vohra. “His wealth of experience in the telecommunications industry and established relationships with key telecom players will be a huge asset to CommScope and our customers going forward.”

A veteran in the telecom industry, Gandhi brings more than 16 years of industry experience including a successful sales track record and relationships with key telecom players in India. Gandhi joins CommScope from Nokia Siemens Networks, where he was the head of customer marketing for India. Prior to Nokia Siemens Networks, Gandhi started up the Indian sales office for Airwide Solutions and was head of wholesale business, South Asia at British Telecom. He also worked for Siemens Communication for 12 years.

Gandhi holds a bachelor degree of engineering in electronics and communication from Delhi Institute of Technology, Delhi University and is a silver medalist in executive matters in international trade from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.