Sony Ericsson India appoints Anil Sethi as President

New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications today said it has appointed Anil Sethi to the newly created position of President and Region Head of Sony Ericsson India with immediate effect.

Mr Sethi joins Sony Ericsson after almost eight years with Sony Canada, where his most recent position was Senior Vice President (Broadcast and Business Solutions and Systems Integration), a company statement said.

Prior to this role, he has held various assignments within the Sony Group, including senior business and commercial roles in Europe, India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

''We are continuing to build our operations in this market. Last year, we established a manufacturing presence through partners and opened our own R &D unit in Chennai and one of Anil's focus areas going forward will be to drive our growth plan in India,'' Sony Ericsson President Dick Komiyama said.

Mr Sethi will be based at the Sony Ericsson offices in Delhi.

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