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Executive Biography

Naresh Wadhwa


Naresh Wadhwa

President and Country Manager, India & SAARC
Cisco





Naresh Wadhwa, is the President and Country Manager for Cisco - India & SAARC region. Prior to this, Naresh was heading the Marketing organization for Asia Pacific based out of Hong Kong.

An industry veteran for 18 years, Naresh joined Cisco India in January 1998 as a Sales Manager, and was responsible for driving Cisco's Enterprise, Commercial and IT services Business. Naresh successfully managed and grew the business four fold and laid strong foundation for Cisco's success in the Indian market. Subsequently, Naresh was chartered to grow the Telecom Business in India where he architected some of the largest wins for Cisco Globally and grew the business substantially.

Prior to his Marketing role in APAC, Naresh was responsible for Channels, Commercial, Sales Operations & Advanced Technologies across North Asia based out of Hong Kong. During his tenure, Naresh was instrumental in driving the strategy for Cisco's foray into new markets for products and technologies across this region.

Earlier to joining Cisco, Naresh has worked with 3Com Asia Ltd and Wipro Infotech in India.

Naresh has completed his Engineering in Electronics from Mumbai University.