Lenovo India appoints Rajesh Thadani as new consumer business head

NEW DELHI: Lenovo on Monday said that it has appointed Rajesh Thadani as head and executive director – Consumer, Online and E-commerce, Lenovo India.

Thadani, who was earlier heading Lenovo’s Indonesia business, will report to Rahul Agarwal, Managing Director, Lenovo India. In his new role in Lenovo India, Thadani will lead the growth strategy to further strengthen Lenovo’s growing consumer segment. He will also be responsible for Lenovo’s strategy in e-tail and the owned online store.

“We are pleased to welcome Rajesh back in our India office...Rajesh has delivered outstanding growth in Indonesia. I am confident that his wealth of experience will add great value to Lenovo’s growth in India and will help to accelerate our Consumer and Online business to the next level," Rahul Agarwal, Managing Director, Lenovo India said in a statement.

Thadani has been heading Lenovo’s Indonesia business for three years. Under his leadership, the company’s business grew three-fold and the market share grew from below 10% in FY1213 to almost 20% FY1516, the company said.

“I am excited to be back in India. The Lenovo Consumer business has evolved significantly over the past few years. India is growing at a phenomenal pace especially with the growth of Ecommerce and the changing dynamics of consumers. I hope to leverage my learnings from the Indonesia market and take the Consumer business to greater heights," Thadani said.



Before Indonesia, Thadani was heading the consumer business at Lenovo India. He has worked in varied capacities with IBM, Ingram Micro India and Godrej Pacific in the past.