MUMBAI, July 5: ESS Distribution, the leading provider of IT security solutions in Indian market, has announced appointment of Rajiv Warrier as Country Head. He was previously working as National Sales Manager – Enterprise after joining the company earlier this year.
Rajiv Warrier
As Country Head Warrier will be responsible for leading overall operations of ESS Distribution offices and representatives across India, strengthening its presence in such segments as security, encryption and back-up software and business intelligence solutions. ESS Distribution is actively promoting ESET products and other software brands in India through a vast network of channel partners.
Having over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and distribution business, Rajiv Warrier holds a Computer Engineering degree from Pune University, MBA in Marketing and Diploma in Import Export Management. Before joining ESS Distribution, he worked in a dual role as a Brand Manager and Product Manager with Creative Peripherals. He was also associated with Aladdin Multimedia, a company distributing software, multimedia products and gaming peripherals to large format resellers.
In his new role, Mr. Warrier will not only work on improving operations but will also be responsible for maintaining and perfecting processes and channel policies to support sales and support activities. Long-term marketing strategies will also be part of Mr. Warrier’s responsibilities.
“I look forward to leading ESS team and business towards the new heights, to share my experience with team members in order to help them perform at their best. Apart from them I am planning to work on identifying new business opportunities and new brands that can be added to enhance the current ESS business,” Rajiv said.
He added that his long-term plans include investing time and energy in supporting the channel in India and generating more business opportunities for channel partners and hence grow along with them. “Since I myself was a channel partner I can well relate to channel needs and requirements, hence my actions and strategies will definitely revolve around it”, he noted. Commenting on the new appointment, Eugenia Zabashtan, Business Development Director, ESS Distribution, said: “Rajiv is a great manager, unmatched leader and ideas-generator having a very strong personality. We are extremely happy to have him on board as the company is currently in the active growth phase and we are looking at intensifying this growth further“.