Sanjay Mirchandani CIO of EMC

EMC Corporation announced that Sanjay Mirchandani has been appointed Chief Information Officer. He will be responsible for extending EMC’s operational excellence, and driving technological innovations to meet the current and future needs of the business. Reporting to David Goulden, EMC’s Chief Financial Officer, Mirchandani will also continue leading EMC’s network of global delivery centers around the world.

"Sanjay has extensive industry experience, superior knowledge of EMC’s business, and is deeply attuned to the dynamics of business across global markets," said Goulden. "With his vision and leadership and the talented resources in our IT organization, we will continue to set the standard in implementing innovative technology solutions for business excellence."

Mirchandani, 44, most recently served as Senior Vice President leading the EMC Office of Globalization. In this role he identified global growth opportunities and built the EMC processes and infrastructure required for global expansion. He was also responsible for bringing in new strategic international partners into EMC’s Global Alliances program and for managing EMC’s global delivery centers in India, China, Russia and Israel. These centers support EMC’s worldwide research and development efforts and provide customer support and shared services.

Prior to joining EMC, Mirchandani was Microsoft‘s Regional Vice President, Enterprise Services, Asia, where he worked with the region’s largest customers and partners. He also held multiple management positions during his tenure with Microsoft, including President, Asia Pacific Region; President, South Asia; and Managing Director, India. Mirchandani earned a master’s in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree from Drew University.

"Over the last few years, EMC has invested to aggressively expand its presence and take full advantage of the tremendous growth opportunity that exists across the globe," said Mirchandani. "To capitalize on our momentum and accelerate growth, we’ll continue to focus on tight business processes while embracing the technological innovations that allow us to better serve our customers and extend our competitive lead."