BlackBerry appoints Narendra Nayak as India MD

NEW DELHI: Canada-based BlackBerry said that it has appointed Narendra Nayak as its new Managing Director (MD) in India.

Based in New Delhi, Nayak will be responsible for driving BlackBerry’s software and services business through all channels in India – direct enterprise customers, network operators, distribution partners and BlackBerry’s growing ecosystem of indirect channels in India, which include Value-Added Reseller (VAR), Systems Integrator and Reseller partners.

Nayak has over 30 years of experience in IT & Telecom business management. He joins BlackBerry from venture-funded software company Linguanext Technologies, where he was responsible for growing the business in India and across South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Linguanext, Nayak held executive roles at organizations including CSC, IBM, Motorola and Digital Equipment India.

“These are exciting times for BlackBerry in India, and I look forward to Narendra motivating our team and driving our business in the market forwards," said Carl Wiese, President, Global Sales, BlackBerry.