Lenovo appoints Manu Mehra as Infrastructure Solutions Group managing director

Lenovo has appointed Manu Mehra as its Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) business managing director ANZ.

Mehra will play a key role in advocating Lenovo’s end-to-end offerings from the edge to the data centre to the cloud, whilst driving customer confidence across the market.

He will be instrumental in growing the edge, hybrid cloud, high-performance computing (HPC), AI, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and storage solutions portfolio and strengthening ISG’s relationships with the partner ecosystem, according to Lenovo.

Mehra brings two decades of experience in leading enterprise IT businesses and building effective teams.

With a proven track-record and channel-first approach to driving positive business outcomes, Manu has held diverse leadership positions in HPE, DXC Technology, EDS and Data#3. Most recently, Manu led the Nutanix business as the ANZ regional director.

Sumir Bhatia, president, Lenovo ISG, Asia Pacific, said, “He joins us at the right time as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Lenovo ThinkSystem with the broadest portfolio launch in our history with 50+ new & enhanced products to accelerate the new era of IT.

“ANZ is a critical market for us and Manu’s expertise and seasoned leadership will help us accelerate digital transformation in the market and drive successful customer and alliance partnerships”.

Mehra said, “The IT landscape in the market is changing dramatically. Businesses are increasingly investing in smarter infrastructure solutions and Lenovo ISG is uniquely positioned to enable businesses to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

“By designing, engineering and building the world’s most complete portfolio of smart devices and infrastructure, we are also leading an Intelligent Transformation – to create better experiences and opportunities for millions of customers around the world. Leading this dynamic region for Lenovo, I hope to build on our successes and help deliver on our vision of smarter technology for all.

He is an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering & a Master’s degree in Mathematics.