Cisco appoints R Dhamodaran to head channel operations

Mumbai

June 4, 2008

Cisco announced the appointment of R Dhamodaran as Senior VP-Channel
Operations and Commercial Strategy, for India and SAARC. In this role,
Dhamodaran's primary focus would be on strengthening Cisco's relationships
with its partner community as well as drive the effort towards entrenching Cisco's
presence in the commercial market, which is amongst the fastest growing segments
for Cisco in the region. Dhamodaran, in his current capacity will report
directly to Naresh Wadhwa, President and Country Manager, Cisco India and SAARC.

Commenting on Dhamodaran's appointment, Naresh said, “With almost all our
business being done through the channel, our partner community is integral to
achieving the goals that we have set for ourselves across the India and SAARC
region. We are pleased to have someone with Dhamodaran's extensive experience
to lead this effort in strengthening our ties with this community”.

Naresh further added, “With our Commercial business segment being tightly
integrated with our channel program, we believe that Dhamodaran is
well-positioned to drive our business and build Cisco's profile in this
market.”

Dhamodaran has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He joins Cisco
from IBM India where he was Director-Software Alliances and Investment
Territory Sales in IBM Asia-Pacific. In IBM, as Head of IBM Software Group, he
has strengthened channels in India, which include Global/Regional SI and ISV
channel for IBM Software business. His tenure with IBM lasted for 12 years and
has contributed significantly to its success in India through various roles and
responsibilities.