Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri as head of its Services business unit.

Suri was previously head of the Asia Pacific region of the vendor. He will be based in India and will be a member of Nokia Siemens Networks’ executive board, reporting to CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie.

“We see Services as an important growth area – both in emerging and mature markets,” said Beresford-Wylie. “Rajeev has demonstrated his ability to manage complex, distributed organizations and has been instrumental to the company’s fast growth and strong presence in the APAC region. We expect he will bring the same discipline and customer focus to his new position leading the Services business.”