Lenovo names Rahul Agarwal as Managing Director, India

Lenovo announced the appointment of Rahul Agarwal as the Managing Director for Lenovo India, effective June 29, 2015.  Rahul takes over from Amar Babu, who will now take on a regional mandate as COO, Lenovo, Asia Pacific and Chairman, Lenovo India.

Rahul Agarwal takes charge at a time, when Lenovo is gearing up for its next phase of growth, diversifying beyond PCs into the smart connected devices while maintaining a strong PC focus, the company said.  Rahul, over the last 3 years, has led the Commercial Business successfully. During the last 10 years at Lenovo, Rahul managed many roles in sales and marketing and has contributed significantly in growing the brand in the country.

“Rahul’s wealth of experience has been instrumental in driving Lenovo’s growth and making him the natural choice to take over from Amar Babu,” said Roderick Lappin, president, Asia Pacific, Lenovo, “India, under the stewardship of Amar as India head and Rahul as the head of commercial business, has seen phenomenal growth over the last few years. This growth has not only made our business stronger here, but has also contributed to our global success. As the brand takes on bigger challenges in India and globally, we look forward to Amar and Rahul to play a decisive role in our future successes.”

Prior to Lenovo, Rahul was associated with IBM’s PCD (PC Division). He holds a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.