Sudhir Kunder has been appointed as the Country Director of DE-CIX India. In his new role he is responsible for the entire P&L of the business encompassing sales, billing and collection, operations, contact center etc. Prior to this new role, he was serving as Sr vice-president and national head at DE-CIX India, and was leading the company’s operations in India and the SAARC region.
In the past, he has worked with organisations such as Sify Technologies, Tata Communications and Bharti Airtel, where he handled diversified portfolios across business, operations, marketing and sales.
Kunder has 27 years of experience across the telecom, FMCG, retail and ICT sectors. His vast experience across functions in the telecom space has helped him drive business growth at DE-CIX.
“We have to ensure that the growth momentum is maintained so as to reach an unassailable leadership position in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, where we are rapidly expanding. Currently, the DE-CIX Mumbai internet exchange ranks second in the APAC region. For me, the challenge is to become number one in the region within the next two weeks.”, says Kunder.
According to him, the digital triangle of 5G, AI and IoT will be the critical drivers of digitalisation and edge interconnection. He believes that with increased IoT deployments, two factors are coming into focus – devices are get-ting smarter and fiber cables are forming a large part of wired connectivity deployments across India. Furthermore, security will be a critical and active area of interest going forward.
Kunder has an MBA from KC College and has completed leadership development courses from IIM Ahmedabad and the Tata Management Training Centre.
