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Vijendra Katiyar joins Trend Micro as Country Manager India & SAARC

Vijendra Katiyar will strengthen engagement with channel partners to build customer engagement and success while improving overall market share in India

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Trend Micro Incorporated, a leading cybersecurity player has announced the appointment of Vijendra Katiyar as the Country Manager for India & SAARC on 20th April, Tuesday, effective immediately.

Based in Mumbai, Vijendra Katiyar will be leading Trend Micro’s India and SAARC region operations. His role will focus on building customer and business growth and increasing the company’s market share across India. His remit will also include strengthening engagement with channel partners to help deepen customer engagement and success. 

Katiyar’s experience spans across domains from sales and thought leadership in cybersecurity to technical consulting across industries. Katiyar joined the company in 2012 when it began, albeit he held different positions, from Regional Account Manager to National Sales Manager - India & SAARC, he led the mandate of growing the cloud security business for Trend Micro. Before his new role, he served as the Director at Enterprise Business, India & SAARC.

Commenting on the appointment, Nilesh Jain, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, Trend Micro, said,

“India is an important strategic market for us, and we are excited for Vijendra to take on this new leadership role. His proven capability of leading high-performance teams, astute business acumen, and deep expertise in cybersecurity is extremely valued, particularly as customers look to Trend Micro to help them navigate through newer and more advanced cyber threats during these challenging times. With cybersecurity continuously evolving and becoming more complex, our offerings to customers have never been more integral in ensuring business continuity with faster and better-automated protection catering to all workloads.” 

Speaking about his new role, Vijendra Katiyar, Country Manager, India & SAARC, Trend Micro said,  

“We have experienced significant growth in the past year, and I look forward to building on this momentum to lead Trend Micro through the next phase of growth. With strong tailwinds supporting our business and growth levers in place, I’m confident that we are well placed to meet the demands and challenges in cybersecurity and helping enterprises in securing their digital transformation journey. I look forward to working more closely with our customers, channel partners and other key stakeholders to build stronger collaborations, build synergies and scale business.” 

Katiyar’s educational qualifications include a master’s degree in business IT from RMIT University, Australia and is a Bachelor’s in electronics and telecommunication from Bharati Vidyapeeth University. Additionally, he has also successfully pursued a team leadership program at the Indian School of Business.

As a company, Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity leader that is committed to making the exchange of digital information safer. Fuelled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. They employ a range of advanced threat defence techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. Currently, Trend Micro employs 7,000 people across 65 countries in a quest for bringing better cybersecurity to the world.


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