Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Munish Seth as country head for its Indian business, he will report to Rajeev Singh-Molares, president of the Asia-Pacific region.

Seth has 20 years of expertise and experience in the telecoms industry. Before his new role, he had been in charge of Customer Solution and Support for Alcatel-Lucent’s Asia-Pacific region.

Previously, he was chief technical officer and director Bids & Proposals for Alcatel-Lucent, India. He has been instrumental in strengthening Alcatel-Lucent position in India by introducing innovative business models, and helping service providers maximize technology investments.

Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Munish was chief technical officer at Tekelec.

Seth takes over from Vivek Mohan, who now heads Alcatel-Lucent’s global services business.