Bengaluru, Jul 31 (IANS): US-headquartered enterprise cloud computing company Nutanix on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Ritesh Syal as its new Head of Channel Sales for India.

Before joining Nutanix, Syal was Director and Head of Channel and Alliances for Oracle India where he grew the top level partner organisation and channel alliances.

Prior to Oracle, Syal was National Business Manager for Public Services at SAP, responsible for the healthcare and education/research verticals nationwide. He has also held a senior leadership role at EMC, where he was the Key Partner Director.

"Channel is a key priority for Nutanix in India," Balakrishnan Anantharaman, Vice President and Managing Director of Sales for India and Saarc, Nutanix, said in a statement.

"Ritesh's appointment reaffirms our commitment to extending our partner ecosystem and to bringing increased choice right to the doorsteps of India's businesses," Anantharaman said.