NEW DELHI:  Gagan Verma has been appointed as regional director for India and SAARC region for Lifesize, a division of Logitech and supplier in the field of HD video communication.

Heading Lifesize operations for the region, Verma will be closely working with, Lifesize international VP Andreas Wienold.

Wienold said, “We are pleased to make this announcement welcoming Gagan on board Lifesize. India is a critical market, one that’s poised to see rapid growth with increasing technology adoption amongst consumers and enterprises. We are confident Gagan will provide the strategic leadership direction for the company in India and SAARC region.”

Verma comes on board with over 15 years of industry experience and has in the past held leadership positions in leading telecom peripheral companies in India including TANDBERG (acquired by Cisco), Cisco, Codian, Avaya Global Connect and GTL. His new role will require him to drive business growth, extend partnerships, increase channel expansion and accelerate the company's foothold across India and SAARC region.

“From inception, Lifesize has had a vision to change the way people communicate and do business. Through persistent innovation Lifesize fulfills that dream every day. My goal is to make visual communication a part of everyday business collaboration. I’m looking forward to continuously driving growth and innovation within both the company and the video communications industry, bringing quality visual communication to anyone, anywhere,” said Verma.

Prior to joining Lifesize, Verma was associated with Polycom India for more than three years leading the government and public sector business and was also heading its enterprise business for the northern region.