Sameer Garde

President
Cisco India & SAARC

Sameer Garde is President of Cisco’s India and SAARC theatre. As President, Sameer is responsible for sales, operations, growth initiatives and investments in strategic alliances in the theatre.

Over a career spanning 28 years, Sameer has led several top-performing organizations with an enduring track record across multiple roles and regions. His keen understanding of technology and market opportunities enables him to drive transformation and capture critical market transitions.

A proven leader, Sameer has built and managed global and regional businesses in India, Europe, USA and Asia. Sameer is a highly respected leader who maintains a commitment to professional development, and inclusion and diversity in the workplace. 

He holds an engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Kolkata.

Sameer is a long-distance runner, amateur photographer, and driving-holiday enthusiast.

Articles

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  Digital Transformation

  Business Continuity: Breaking through Disruptions

  Sameer Garde - April 9, 2020 - 0 Comments

  As history can testify, disruption has been at the heart of every great innovation. It has laid waste to established norms, while simultaneously birthing new ones. As I write this,…

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  Digital Transformation

  Business Continuity: Resetting the Way We Work

  Sameer Garde - March 25, 2020 - 1 Comment

  There are moments in time, where singularly pervasive events have redefined everything we once took for granted—for instance, getting up, getting dressed, and going to work. In the last few…

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  Digital Transformation

  Business in the Times of Coronavirus – Discontinuity, Disruption and Digitalisation

  Sameer Garde - March 12, 2020 - 1 Comment

  Businesses globally are quickly adapting as Coronavirus continues to impact ongoing business operations and daily life. Supply chains have been disrupted, and productivity has shrunk. Those who do make it…

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