Amar Babu takes over from Mr J. V. Ramamurthy (V.P. MAIT & President & COO-HCL INFOSYSTEMS LTD) who has relinquished the position to focus on his appointment as the new President for MAIT. . Amar has been instrumental in driving Lenovo’s India business and taking it to great heights – today, not only is Lenovo the fastest growing PC maker in India, but also at the #1 position, with a 17.1% market share.
Welcoming Amar, J.V. Ramamurthy, President, MAIT said, "Given Amar’s vast experience in the industry, I am excited to welcome him to MAIT. We are confident that he will be able to add tremendous value to the organization and help us further propel our vision for the industry.”
Commenting on the development, Amar Babu, MD, Lenovo India, said, “MAIT has been one of the most influential mouthpieces for the India IT hardware and services industries. With the pace of change that IT is undergoing all over the world, these are interesting times indeed, and I am happy to be a part of this Association.”
Prior to Lenovo, Amar has held senior roles in Intel, HCL Information Systems, as well as Citibank. He comes with over 2 decades of multi-functional experience, of which about 15 years have been in leadership roles.
About Lenovo:
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) 9ADR: LNVGY) is a $US30 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.
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.
