WD announced the appointment of Sushil Bandi as Country Manager for the Indian Subcontinent. Reporting to Sharad Srivastava, Director Sales, India and South Asia, Sushil will be responsible for spearheading the overall sales, marketing and customer support function for the company in the subcontinent.

"We are very pleased to have Sushil on board, said Sharad Srivastava, Director Sales, India and South Asia.  I am confident that his illustrious career marked with a vast sales experience and strong channel and OEM relationships will prove invaluable in prosecuting the aggressive plans that we have for this market."

\In last four years, Western Digital has successfully mirrored its global success in the Indian hard drive market. This coupled with external factors such as the explosion of digital downloads and a heightened realization on storage needs presents a unique opportunity for me to steer the companys leadership to greater heights. commented Sushil Bandi on his appointment. This is a fantastic time to join WD, considering that the company is undoubtedly one of the pace-setters in the Indian storage marketplace. he added.

Sushil has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and distribution of IT products globally with specific coverage of Asian and European markets. Core competencies lie in creating markets and marketing of technology products. Prior to joining Western Digital, he was associated with Kobian Pte Ltd. Singapore for five years where he served as Country Manager - Europe. In his formative years, Sushil was associated with Cyberstar International (S) Pte Ltd. for five years and ACI Infotech Ltd. for ten years and was responsible for setting up OEM, import and dealer networks of IT peripherals distribution for the Indian Sub-Continent. Sushil holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics from Mumbai University, India.