Acer India appoints Sudhir Goel as chief business officer

Global PC brand Acer India has brought on board Sudhir Goel as the chief business officer, said a statement issued today.

Goel has been associated with the company since 1999, handling various leadership roles spanning product engineering, manufacturing, support, supply chain and recently as the head of commercial business group.

In his new role as CBO, Goel will be responsible for leading both the commercial and consumer business of the company in India and Bangladesh.

Goel has been instrumental in establishing the firm’s manufacturing facility at Pondicherry. He later took on the portfolio of chief supply chain officer, handling complete supply chain - operations, procurement, material planning and manufacturing functions. In addition, he assisted sales and marketing in strategic calls on all large deals.

“Sudhir brings in excellent prerequisites to navigate Acer India in a challenging business situation and we are confident that his strategic thinking, experience, and ability to drive people will navigate the organisation to even greater success in the future,” said Harish Kohli, president and managing director, Acer India.

“I look forward to leading Acer's commercial and consumer business with support from our executive leadership team, as our company shapes the future of our industry. And now with the new normal where we are seeing a paradigm shift in consumer behaviour, it is times like these when being effective, innovative and intuitive really makes a difference and I am looking forward to successfully leading both the business groups,” said Goel.

Goel started his career in 1985 with DCM Data Products as a design engineer and later joined Compaq as national tech support manager for two years.