NEC Corporation and NEC Technologies India has announced the appointment of Aalok Kumar as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEC Technologies India, effective from today. Takayuki Inaba, former Chairman & Managing Director, has been appointed as Executive Chairman of NEC Technologies India. These appointments comes as a part of management restructuring exercise aimed at supporting the company’s growth in India, and India’s growing importance to the company’s global business.
Aalok Kumar was most recently with McKinsey & Company, and has earlier worked with GE Healthcare, GE Capital, and ABN Amro across various roles across sales & marketing, product management, strategy, P&L management across geographies – APAC and EMEA. Aalok is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, and St Stephen’s College.
NEC, employs over 6,000 in India, and has successfully deployed a number of cross industry solutions for the infrastructure, aviation, logistics and transportation sectors. Some key NEC projects in India include the Chennai-Andaman submarine cable project, which helps bridge the digital gap between Andaman and Nicobar Islands by ensuring speedy internet access. In the aviation sector, NEC’s biometric-based paperless boarding solution helps enable a seamless airport experience for passengers.
On this appointment – Akihiko Kumagai, President of the Global Business Unit, NEC Corporation, said, “This management restructuring exercise is aimed at accelerating our evolution in India. Capacity building in India will not only bolster our business in this country but also support our global businesses.”
He added, “Aalok is an accomplished leader who brings a good mix of strategic thinking and operational excellence. His rich experience in business transformation and performance improvement, especially in Japan and other Asian markets, will help us accelerate our growth. With him onboard, we are confident that he will take NEC Technologies India to even greater heights and help India achieve its goals.”
On his appointment – Aalok Kumar, President & CEO, NEC Technologies India, said, “India is a key market in NEC’s global growth strategy. With our huge pool of engineering and technology talent across various verticals, including public safety, communications infrastructure, aviation, logistics and transportation solutions, NEC is contributing significantly to the digital transformation of India.”
NEC has been working with local government authorities on a number of smart city projects as well by setting up digital command and control centers for traffic management and public safety. NEC Technologies India has also been working on solutions across verticals such as Big Data, biometrics, mobile communications and retail.
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