NETGEAR appoints Subhodeep Bhattacharya as Regional Director

NETGEAR (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to businesses, consumers and service providers, has announced the appointment of Subhodeep Bhattacharya as the new Regional Director, India & SAARC.  

NETGEAR has been focused on its Smart IT vision which envisages a reliable, affordable and simple range of products covering the entire infrastructure needs of mid-sized businesses, encompassing switching, storage, wireless and security solutions and it foresees huge growth in this field. NETGEAR already has a strong and popular Home and prosumer product business in wireless routing - including first in market 802.11AC routers, ReadyNAS storage, and range extenders. It has also made foray into Service providers with 3G products and WiFi equipment.

Announcing this appointment Mr. Richard Jonker, Vice President, Emerging Markets, NETGEAR said, “India and SAARC represents a growth area for NETGEAR and we are committed to provide smart, easy to deploy and manage products and solutions with best in class TCO to the businesses extending our broadband in every home and office vision. Subhodeep Bhattacharya comes with strong industry experience and we believe that he will be able to lead and establish NETGEAR as a preferred infrastructure brand for mid-market businesses.”

On joining NETGEAR, Subhodeep Bhattacharya said, “It is a privilege to be part of a company which has been a leader in consumer and SOHO space and is now evolving rapidly as a prominent player in the network, storage and security solution player in the mid-market.” 

“NETGEAR addresses the core infrastructure concerns of businesses with a wide range of products and solutions delivered completely through a focused base of competent channel partners” he further added.

Subhodeep Bhattacharya has significant expertise in management and has gained leadership experience in IT industry while being associated with various organizations over the years. He last served as the director of HP Networking.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and Powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 29,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 36,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at http://www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR