Jeff White appointed Cisco president for India and SAARC

Global networking major Cisco on Thursday appointed Jeff White as its new President, India & SAARC, and said the company would look at harnessing the talent base in India in developing technology solutions targeting the local market.

The US-based company which considers Bangalore as its second headquarters also said that the company would evaluate further investment opportunities in the country to propel its growth in India based on the recommendations of the new president.

In 2005, Cisco had announced an investment of $1.1 billion in India over a period of time.

“Our globalisation centre East which is located in Bangalore is going to focus more on India as a market and what we have to do for the India market. Now, we have all the functions and capabilities available in India. So the focus is going to be on to build what we need for India rather than selling what we have,” Wim Elfrink, Executive Vice President, Industry Solutions and Chief Globalisation Officer, said.