Vikram and Hridesh joins Leviton

Leviton India recently appointed two key personnel to support and lead network solutions and lighting and energy solutions businesses in the region.

Hirdesh Bhagirath came on board as national sales manager for supporting the company's lighting & energy solutions business. Prior to Leviton, Hirdesh was handling business development for lighting control and wiring devices at Schneider Electric.

Vikram Baranwal joined the team as regional sales manager - North for network solutions from Panduit International where he was responsible for enterprise networking and datacenter business. Both Vikram and Hirdesh will be based out of Leviton India's Delhi office.

Since the setup of the India operations in August 2009, the regional business has grown tremendously, not only in its staff strength but also in the portfolio of products and solutions being offered.

"We are excited about the potential opportunities ahead and the measures being undertaken to provide superior and consistent service to our customers. We are confident that our growing team will continue to solidify Leviton's position in the region, and further our reach in the networking, security and automation, and lighting controls industries," said Rajiv Kapoor, managing director, Leviton network solutions.

The company is planning to add 10 more people between now and Q1, 2014 in both sales and technical division.