MAIT, the apex body representing India’s information technology (IT) hardware, training and research and development (R&D) service sectors, on Thursday announced Nitin Kunkolienker, director (member on board) at Synegra EMS, as its new president.
Nitin has been part of MAIT’s management team in the past and has had a string of successful associations with various industry bodies, including Verna Industries Association. He has also headed diverse industry and social organisations such as Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Vidya Vikas Mandal, Goa Management Association.
Kunkolienker will be succeeding incumbent president Debjani Ghosh at MAIT.
In his new role, he will help MAIT catalyse the growth aspirations of the IT hardware sector in India.
Harish Krishnan, managing director, public affairs and strategic engagements at Cisco India and SAARC, was appointed the vice-president of MAIT in a push to the government’s Digital India and Make in India missions.
Speaking on the occasion, Kunkolienker said, “I am excited to take on the new role at an interesting juncture when Digital India mission is about to take off. It is the right time to align the government policies with industry requirements to make India a successful manufacturing hub for IT hardware. It is time for the IT hardware industry in India to tap new opportunities and with MAIT being the apex body for IT hardware, I look forward to working with the entire hardware ecosystem in India.”
“It’s great to have him as the new president. Kunkolienker has demonstrated his ability to drive growth and has delivered results for us in the past. I am confident he will add value and extend MAIT’s growth to the new charter” outgoing president Ghosh said.
MAIT was set up in 1982 for purposes of scientific, educational and IT Industry promotion, representing hardware, training, R&D and other associated service segments of the Indian IT industry.
