NEC CORPORATION PROMOTES AALOK KUMAR TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLE

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- NEC Corporation India, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, announced the elevation of Aalok Kumar, Chairman, President and CEO, NEC Corporation India, to Corporate Officer & Senior Vice President - Head of Global Smart City Business.

He continues to lead the India business and further strengthen India’s strategic positioning for NEC Group as a whole, and continue to forge partnerships with the Government and private sector, pursuant to the company’s vision of “In India, for India” and “From India, for Global”.

Kumar will take over a new global role as a Corporate Officer and Senior Vice President and Head of the Global Smart City Business. As part of NEC’s Corporate Management Team, he will be responsible for building a global business, drawing on his unique learnings from his global experience.

In a statement, commenting on the elevation, Takayuki Morita, President and CEO, NEC Corporation, said: Having spearheaded some of our biggest marquee projects for both public and private organisations in his time at NEC Corporation India, Aalok has played a pivotal role in cementing NEC Corporation’s position as a trusted digital transformation partner to the Government and enterprises of India.

“His new position as a Corporate Officer and NEC’s management member leading India shows NEC’s commitment and importance towards India as a market.”

NEC aims to build a robust Global Smart City vertical, represented by talent from worldwide with deep technological know-how and experience. India will play a major role in shaping this, drawing on Kumar’s expertise in driving digital transformation in India and the learnings from smart city projects implemented in the country.

“I am humbled by the opportunity given to me by the global leadership. I have had the privilege of leading an exceptional team in India, and it is with their unmatched talent and support that we have been able to accomplish some crucial milestones for NEC Corporation India, thus far,” said Kumar.

An alumnus of St Stephens College, Delhi and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Kumar brings nearly three decades of experience in senior leadership roles in business transformation, performance improvement, and margin expansion.

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-- BERNAMA