New Delhi, March 5 (IANS): Workplace technology company Xerox on Thursday appointed Leo Joseph as the new managing director for India.

He will be responsible for strengthening the company's success and delivering on its business strategy for India and South Asia market, the company said in a statement.

Joseph comes with over 28 years of extensive leadership experience and an in-depth market understanding that will propel Xerox into the next phase of growth in the country.

His experience with large enterprises, SMBs, governments, and B2C consumers across the value chain will help the company strengthen its hold in the existing segments and charter new growth avenues into the newer markets and segments, the company added.

Prior to Xerox, Joseph was associated with HP, where he held various senior leadership roles in India and APAC region.

In his last role at HP, Leo was senior director, printing systems and solutions - HP Inc. India.

In this capacity, he was leading the printing hardware, services and consumables business for the country and responsible for the overall revenue, profitability, and market share for the company.

Joseph also worked with IBM India as vice president, Systems X servers.