New Delhi: Sybase Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, has appointed Balaji Jagannathan as director of sales for India and the sub continent. Jagannathan has over 13 years of experience leading sales and operations for enterprise software companies focused on information management and business intelligence.

Jagannathan says, "Indian enterprises are ready to deploy new information management and mobile computing technologies that allow them to improve business results by delivering the right information to the right people, at the right time and place."

"Jagannathan has an excellent record of directing operations and sales for leading enterprise software businesses in India, and will be a great advantage to the team," says Horace Chow, area vice president, Sybase Asia Pacific. "We are excited that has joined Sybase to help extend our leadership in India and the surrounding regions, he adds.

Prior to joining Sybase, Jagannathan worked for Computer Associates India as the national manager for information management solutions for the SAARC region. In addition, he worked at SGI, leading its business intelligence line of business, and SAS India, where he directed the manufacturing, retail and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries for the SAARC Region.