Aricent appoints Sanjay Dhawan as President & COO

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Aricent , the full-service, full-spectrum communications software company, today announced the appointment of Sanjay Dhawan as president and chief operating officer (COO). Dhawan brings to his position more than 23 years' experience in the communications technology industry. Since joining Aricent as chief strategy officer in 2006, Dhawan has overseen several business units and delivered record-breaking financial results. In his new role as president and COO, Dhawan will steer Aricent's multiple business units, sales organization, strategic business initiatives and numerous corporate functions.

 

"Sanjay Dhawan's proven leadership skills, endless energy and complete commitment to Aricent have been inspirational to everyone around him since he joined the company in 2006," said Ash Bhardwaj, chief executive officer, Aricent. "During our most recently completed quarter, Sanjay's leadership resulted in the highest quarterly revenue in Aricent history."

 

"The communications sector is one of the most dynamic markets in the global economy, with new opportunities and possibilities emerging each day," said Sanjay Dhawan, president and COO, Aricent. "I am delighted to take on this new role at Aricent and am positive that with the continued support of clients, employees and partners, Aricent will reach even greater heights."

 

Prior to Aricent, Dhawan was chairman, CEO and co-founder of Inkra Networks, where he helped the company to define the virtual networking market segment through its line of virtual data center technologies. Before starting Inkra, he was vice president of business development at Netopia, a leader in DSL access products. He fueled rapid growth at Netopia by focusing on sales to service providers in Europe and Asia. Dhawan joined Netopia when it acquired StarNet Technologies, a pioneer in voice-over-DSL technology, which he co-founded and led as its president and CEO.

 

Dhawan holds a Masters of Science degree in electrical engineering from Brunel University, England and a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics and communications from REC Kurukshetra, India. 

 

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