Multi-national mobile handset company Lava International has appointed Rahul Agarwal as the Chief Technology Officer and Ankit Pal as the Design Head in order to fulfil Lava’s growth agenda and further bring innovative products and relevant services to customers, the company said in a statement on Monday, June 20.
According to the company, Agarwal will be providing leadership towards developing mobile enabled software platforms and new enterprise initiatives, products and services. Whereas, Pal will be responsible for steering Lava’s mobile phone design roadmap in India which will enable the organization in establishing an eco-system for mobile phone manufacturing in the country.
Hari Om Rai, Chairman and Managing Director, Lava International said, “Appointment of Rahul and Ankit will help us further to cater to evolving needs of consumers effectively. Their experience will add to the collective strengths of Lava’s leadership team and help the brand to intensify its business across sectors and geographies.”
Prior to joining Lava, Agarwal was the head of engineering at India Homes. He will be responsible to spearhead Lava’s entry into services sector spanning entertainment, education, agriculture and health verticals. Pal has more a decade of experience and has worked with some of the leading companies in semiconductor industry including Cypress and Freescale, the company said.
Lava International set up its first manufacturing plant in Noida and plans to invest Rs 2,615 crore in a phased manner to scale it up to have an annual production capacity of 216 million phones.
