Cisco appoints Jangoo Dalal to lead India, SAARC operations

Cisco has appointed Jangoo Dalal as President of its India and SAARC region
(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). He will report directly to
Owen Chan, President-Asia Pacific Operations, Cisco. Dalal has been with Cisco
for more than nine years and has headed the company's enterprise and commercial
operations in India for the last two years. Before this, he was based in
Singapore and was responsible for developing Cisco's channel operations and
strategy function, across the Asia Pacific region.

Jangoo Dalal President, Cisco

"We are very pleased that Jangoo will be taking on the role of President for
India and SAARC Operations," said Chan, "As a long-time Cisco veteran, he brings
an impressive and broad range of skills to this important leadership position.
As we prepare for the next stage of growth in our business in India, I am
confident that Jangoo is the right leader to move the company forward in this
dynamic market."

Dalal is an industry veteran with more than 18 years experience in the
technology industry. Before joining Cisco in 1997, he was marketing manager at
Wipro-British Telecom. He joined the company as part of a start up team for the
joint venture in India and was responsible for conceiving, launching and
implementing the value added network services portfolio as a stand-alone
profit-centre.

Dalal graduated from St Xavier's in Mumbai and holds a Masters degree in
Business Administration from Bombay University. He started his career with IDM
and went on to join Wipro Infotech.