Symantec Appoints Marketing Manager for Indian Operations

-Ambarish Deshpande appointed Symantec Marketing Manager -

MUMBAI -- February 21, 2000 -- Symantec India, world leaders in Internet security technology, have appointed Ambarish Deshpande as Marketing Manager for its Indian operations. Ambarish will be based in Mumbai and will be responsible for strategising and implementing Symantec's marketing operations in India.

The appointment of Ambarish as Marketing Manager, will ensure greater visibility and penetration of Symantec's products in the Indian market. Prior to his appointment at Symantec, Ambarish was Business Manager - Symantec products with Tech Pacific India Limited (TPIL), and was responsible for distribution of Symantec's products in India.

Before working with Tech Pacific India Limited, Ambarish has had over five years of experience in marketing, as Product Manager at Samsonite International, the leading international luggage manufacturing company. An MBA from Mumbai University, Ambarish began his career with Onida where he worked for three and half years and gained valuable experience in sales and marketing.

"With the appointment of Ambarish as Marketing Manager, Symantec will now aggressively expand its reach in the Indian market with innovative strategies for the channel and customers. Ambarish with his marketing experience and with his expertise in Symantec products, will bring in fresh and innovative ideas for marketing and distribution. Further, this appointment reinforces our commitment to the Indian market. We now have a complete operational team in Mumbai including marketing, pre sale support and post sales technical support for our channel and customers," commented Joy Ghosh, Country Manager, Symantec India Limited.

About Symantec
Symantec India has a fully operational management team, comprising marketing, sales and technical support, based in Mumbai. The company has an exclusive distribution tie-up with Tech Pacific India Limited to market its products in India. This tie-up is part of Symantec Asia Pacific's marketing and distribution strategy for the South East Asia region.

Symantec is a world leader in Internet security technology and technology solutions that help companies manage and support workforces that use laptop computers and other mobile devices.

The company is a leading provider of software products for the consumer market and is rapidly growing its presence as a provider of solutions to enterprise organizations.