Rajan Anandan appointed as MD Sales Marketing and Services business, Microsoft India

Rajan Anandan, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Sales Marketing and Services business of Microsoft India Pvt Ltd. He will report directly to Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman of Microsoft India. Rajan Anandan will have the key responsibility of growing the sales and marketing operations for Microsoft India. He will be responsible for growing Microsoft's products and services businesses and also play a key role in driving the company's partnerships and strategic alliances.

Rajan Anandan has been appointed to fill the gap caused by the departure of Neelam Dhawan, who left Microsoft in June this year after three-and-a-half years, to take the role of Managing Director of HP India. He was leading Dell India from May 2006 and has quit his job in early June this year . Rajan Anandan has been replaced by Sameer garde at Dell.

Rajan Anandan, who has over 16 years of working experience in the industry working with the likes of McKinsey and Dell, has quit his job in early June this year. Rajan Anandan has also served a stint as the Executive Assistant to Michael Dell, Chairman, Dell Computers. He is one of the most talented executives in the India IT industry today. He has the right mix of strategy and execution which is essential for growth for any business. He is alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also holds a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University.

Rajan Anandan is also an angel investor. He has recently invested in a Sri Lankan managed IT services company Eureka Technology Partners.