India, Jan. 8 -- IBM announced the appointment of Sandip Patel as managing director of its India and South Asia (ISA) operations, succeeding Karan Bajwa. Bajwa, who was appointed as MD of the organisation in June 2016 will now pursue opportunities outside of IBM, said a statement from the company.

"Mr Bajwa led the ISA business during a period of great change in the marketplace. He was responsible for growing IBM's mid-market business, enabling clients' digital transformation and journey to cloud," said the company, while thanking Bajwa for his contributions.

Sandip Patel was based in Boston, Massachusetts where he was IBM's global general manager for the Insurance industry and was responsible for IBM's business across all brands in thi...