HP has appointed Rajiv Srivastava to the newly created regional position of chief operating officer and head of sales strategy and operations, HP Inc., Asia Pacific and Japan. Sumeer Chandra replaces Srivastava as managing director and general manager, HP Inc., India.

Srivastava and Chandra will both report to Richard Bailey, president, HP Inc., Asia Pacific and Japan Region, in their new roles beginning in May 2017.

Srivastava is an IT veteran who brings to his new role a deep knowledge of management, a proven record of driving growth, and solid experience in building world-class teams, according to HP. It says that under Srivastava’s management, HP India achieved leadership positions in every category across PC and print, was voted the most admired technology brand in the country and the most preferred organization to do business with by customers and partners.

Chandra was previously the chief operating officer for HP Inc., India, where in addition to his business management responsibilities he also expanded and strengthened HP’s effort towards India’s long-term technology transformation, including Digital India. He joined HP in 2006 and has held multiple local and global senior management positions across HP’s personal systems, printing and graphics solutions businesses.