Mumbai, India – March 22, 2024 – OPSWAT, a global leader in perimeter defense cybersecurity solutions for critical environments, announced today that it has appointed Manish Gautam as the Managing Director of OPSWAT India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). With this strategic move, OPSWAT aims to solidify its presence in the region and accelerate its sales and marketing efforts in 2024, focusing on operational expansion, industry engagements, and continued collaboration with key partners.
Manish Gautam brings over 18 years of extensive leadership experience, having held various regional and national positions. His previous role as Managing Director at Array Networks and tenure with Select-WeP (Wipro group) mark his expertise in driving market growth and effective customer relationships. As he takes on this new role, Manish is positioned to leverage his expertise to propel OPSWAT's trajectory towards success in India and the Saarc region.
Joining OPSWAT presents an exciting opportunity to spearhead transformative initiatives within the cybersecurity landscape in India and the broader Saarc region. I am committed to developing the potential of our regional team and partners to deliver OPSWAT’s innovative critical infrastructure protection solutions to our current and future customers.
Over the past year, OPSWAT India experienced 120% ARR growth and more than doubled the number of team members to focus on sales, marketing and operations. With Manish Gautam leading the region, OPSWAT India is positioned to build upon this momentum and drive even greater achievements in 2024 and beyond.
About OPSWAT
Since 2002, OPSWAT has protected the world’s critical infrastructure by preventing known, unknown, and AI-generated threats before they disrupt operations. The MetaDefender™ Platform is OPSWAT’s AI-powered cybersecurity platform for IT, OT, and cross-domain environments, securing files, devices, and data transfers across cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. By combining AI, machine learning, advanced threat prevention, and purpose-built hardware, OPSWAT protects critical operations through file security, peripheral media protection, managed file transfer, optical firewall technology, data diodes, and specialized training. Trusted worldwide, OPSWAT safeguards the systems modern society depends on. Learn more at www.opswat.com.
Ankita Datey
India Field Marketing Manager
ankita.datey@opswat.com
