NEC Corporation elevates Aalok Kumar to global role

Japanese IT services provider NEC Corporation India on Wednesday announced the elevation of Aalok Kumar, chairman, president and CEO, NEC Corporation India, to corporate officer and senior vice president, head of global smart city business.  

In April 2020, the company appointed Kumar as the president and CEO for its India unit, NEC Technologies India. The company said in a statement that Kumar will continue to lead the India business and further strengthen the country’s strategic positioning for NEC Group.  

“His new position as a Corporate Officer and NEC’s management member leading India shows NEC’s commitment and importance towards India as a market,” said Takayuki Morita, President and CEO, NEC Corporation.  

As part of NEC’s Corporate Management Team, Kumar will be responsible for building a global business, drawing on his unique learnings from his global experience.  

The Tokyo-headquartered company said that it aims to build a robust Global Smart City vertical and India will play a major role in shaping this goal.  

“I look forward to fulfilling the responsibilities that come with this new role and will strive to take NEC to greater heights in close collaboration with the entire team,” said Kumar.  

An alumnus of St. Stephens College, Delhi and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Kumar has nearly three decades of experience.  

Kumar also served as the Senior Vice President of McKinsey & Company and worked in GE Healthcare, GE Capital and ABN Amro Bank.  

Established in 2006, NEC Technologies India provides product development, product maintenance and business services and claims to have a workforce of over 6,000 local employees.  

One of the important NEC projects in India includes the Chennai-Andaman submarine cable project, which will bridge the digital gap between Andaman and Nicobar Islands by ensuring speedy internet access.  

In India, NEC Technologies has offices in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida and Surat.