New HP India MD Ipsita Dasgupta sees 'no end' in India devices demand
Laptop and personal computer maker HP India will roll out its domestic expansion plans over the next 9-12 months to cater to the demand for the devices in the country which has «no end», HP India managing director Ipsita Dasgupta said, adding that the company was in talks with several Indian and multi-national companies but most of these plans are works in progress as of now.
«If you look at our business in India, we are the second biggest employee base in the world after the US. We look exactly like the US in the sense that we have every functional capability that we have globally, sitting in India. Growing some of those is something that excites HP,» Dasgupta said in her first interview after taking over as HP India MD.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisitShe was appointed the India head of the laptop and personal computer maker in October last year. The demand for laptops and PCs, she said, will remain strong as of now in countries like India where device penetration is less than 20% overall. These markets will demand devices that cater to all segments, and a majority of this will be driven by the education sector. However, companies will have to position themselves correctly at the various price points to tap into this demand, the Harvard graduate told ET on the sidelines of the HP Amplify Partner Conference 2024 held in Las Vegas.
