Company Press
Release:
Sunil Dutt appointed Country Head
for Samsung Mobile Business
New Delhi, December 14,
2007: Mr. Sunil Dutt has been appointed as the Country Head for Samsung's
Mobile Business in India. Mr. Dutt will be responsible for spearheading
the sales and marketing function for both Samsung GSM and CDMA mobile business
in the country. Welcoming Mr. Dutt on board, Mr. H B Lee, President &
CEO, Samsung South West Asia Headquarters, "We expect to fully leverage
the huge potential of the telecom market in India with Mr. Dutt's expertise
and rich knowledge of the Indian market. I am confident that going forward,
Samsung can achieve new levels of success for its mobile handset business
in India."
A post graduate in management,
Mr. Dutt brings with him 23 years of rich and varied work experience, having
worked in organizations like Philips India, Wipro Limited, Whirlpool, Barista
and Nokia. Prior to joining Samsung, he worked at Nokia India as Director,
Sales, where he was responsible for driving sales and building the strong
distribution and retail backbone for the Company. Mr. Dutt has been actively
involved with the growth of Indian mobile Industry and has been one of
the pioneers in building the channel /distribution for mobiles, driving
penetration and retail development for mobile handset business in the country.
Having been associated with the telecom industry since 2002 he has deep
knowledge of the Indian telecom market.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media
and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of
US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately
138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of
five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor
Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business.
Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics
is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.