VMWare appoints Sanjay Mirchandani as Snr VP and GM for APJ

VMWare today announced the appointment of Sanjay Mirchandani to the post of senior vice president and general manager to lead VMWare Asia-Pacific and Japan business, effective from 14 October 2013, said a media statement issued by VMWare.

Mirchandani comes with an experience of 25 years of international business, IT and consultancy experience, including 11 years spent in Asia Pacific. He joined VMware from EMC, where he most recently served as executive vice president, global enterprise services, helping lead EMC's rapid-growth market initiatives and engaging with global customers. He joined EMC in 2006 and has played roles that have included CIO, aggressively leading the company's award-winning IT organization on a multi-year journey to 92 percent virtualization and a state-of-the-art private cloud. During the same timeframe, he was the chief operating officer of seven of EMC's Global Centers of Excellence.

Mirchandani succeeds Andrew Dutton in this position. They will work together this year to facilitate smooth transition of leadership. Dutton plans to then retire after an extremely successful five years at VMware. Dutton comments on the appointment, "Sanjay has all the experience and know-how needed to lead VMware APJ into the huge opportunity that lies ahead in this exciting region. I am proud to have worked with a team that has demonstrated such talent, passion and determination to succeed."

Carl Eschenbach, president and chief operating officer, VMware, said: "Sanjay Mirchandani is taking over at an exciting stage of VMware's progress in APJ, which is our fastest-growing geographical region. A substantial opportunity lies ahead for VMware in this part of the world. 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."