US Robotics has appointed Sumit Kumar as the new regional manager, Middle East and North Africa. Kumar will be responsible for product sales and marketing in Middle East and North Africa reporting to Peter Blampied, director, sales and operations, EMEA.
As regional manager for US Robotics Middle East, Kumar is a seasoned channel veteran who brings with him years of distribution experience as well as valuable relationships with the reseller and distribution channels. Kumar who is an MBA holder with an engineering background in power electronics, was previously regional product manager at Aptec Gulf. After the untimely demise in February of Yusuf Syed, regional manager, US Robotics Middle East, the appointment of Kumar, a known and trusted face among Middle East and African resellers, is set to renew confidence with resellers and channels.
Commenting on his new role, Kumar said: “Having joined at a very important time for the Middle East IT industry, I am very eager to get moving on the plans and ideas we have here at US Robotics. GITEX Dubai 2005 is just around the corner and we will be launching products that are going to revolutionize the Wi-Fi market. We also plan to focus on new opportunities for our reseller and distributor network. These distribution channels are very important to US Robotics ensuring that products reach customers on time.”
