Cloudera announces Vinod Ganesan as country-head

US-based information technology firm Cloudera Monday announced the appointment of Vinod Ganesan as its country-head with immediate effect.

Earlier, Ganesan was serving in Hitachi Data Systems as head (banking and financial service), a press release said. "India is a critical market for us...With Ganesan's rich industry experience and business acumen, he is the ideal choice for Cloudera," vice-president of the company for Asia-Pacific and Japan Mark Micallef said in the release.

Ganesan has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, the release added.