{"id":1949,"date":"2016-06-04T07:50:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T07:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/YourChennai.com\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2016-06-04T07:50:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T07:50:50","slug":"blueair-appoints-new-regional-sales-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/04\/blueair-appoints-new-regional-sales-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueair appoints new Regional Sales Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1950 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/YourChennai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Blueair-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Blueair - Logo\" width=\"206\" height=\"44\" \/>Blueair has\u00c2\u00a0announced a new structure and leadership for the West and South Asia region, encompassing India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. The company, a world leader in innovative indoor air purification technologies and solutions, named Mr. Girish Bapat to head the new organization as Blueair Sales Director, West and South Asia Region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Asia and the Middle East encompasses a vast, complex region so we decided to divide the leadership into two, with West and South Asia to be headquartered out of Mumbai and South East Asia, headquartered out of Hong Kong,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Blueair Chief Operating Officer Mr. Niklas Wakeus. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are happy to welcome Mr. Bapat to the Blueair team. We are confident that his breadth of experience will enable us to expand operations and further grow our portfolio of trade\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Mr. Wakeus added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mr. Bapat, who joined Blueair on May 16, 2016, is stationed in Mumbai. An Indian national, Mr. Bapat brings with him 30 years of industry experience in leading business operations,\u00c2\u00a0strategic management and business development for top consumer brands such as\u00c2\u00a0Daewoo Electronics, LG, Godrej, GE in India, Supra and Nikai from the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blueair is a global brand with a leading position in all its key markets worldwide.\u00c2\u00a0 My ambition now is to help build the good work that has gone into launching Blueair in India over the past 18 months by building a large, visible retail presence in key cities,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Mr. Bapat. He added that Blueair has the right products at the right time in India to address people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s concerns about their health and wellbeing due to the high levels of air pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mr. Bapat said he will be responsible for the strategic direction, operational execution and overall leadership of the India business. He added that he will work alongside the existing head of Blueair\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Indian operations, Mr. Vijay Kannan, who is based at the Blueair India head office in New Delhi, and to cultivate and strengthen relationships with retail partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blueair is seeing strong growth in India and my goal is to further accelerate in-market growth to drive the business in one of Blueair\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest strategic growth markets. This can be achieved by rapidly expanding our portfolio of retail outlets where our air purifiers can be purchased,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Mr. Bapat.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blueair has\u00c2\u00a0announced a new structure and leadership for the West and South Asia region, encompassing India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. 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