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Dell India Chairman To Head Global Services

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Dell has appointed Suresh Vaswani as president of Dell Services. Mr. Vaswani previously led Dell Services’ application and business process outsourcing (BPO) line of business, and was the chairman of Dell India. In his new role, Mr. Vaswani will report to chairman and CEO Michael Dell, and will be responsible for developing and delivering end-to-end IT services and business solutions for global corporations, state and local governments. He is also responsible for Dell’s IT delivery, including the company’s infrastructure and applications worldwide.

Mr. Vaswani succeeds Steve Schuckenbrock, who held executive leadership roles at Dell since joining the company in 2007. Mr. Schuckenbrock recently announced his intention to seek new opportunities outside Dell. Prior to Services, Mr. Schuckenbrock served as Dell’s president, Large Enterprise, and previously served as Dell’s chief information officer (CIO).

[Image courtesy: Mr. Vaswani/LinkedIn]

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