Bangalore: McAfee India announced the appointment of Ambarish Deshpande as Director - Alliances, Channels and Mid Market for South Asia. In this role, he will be responsible for driving McAfee's mid-market business and strengthening the company's relationships with its partners in South Asia. Announcing the appointment, Wahab Yusoff, Vice President - South Asia, said, "McAfee has been looking at strategically increasing market share in the South Asian security market with its commitment to providing end-to-end information security solutions for its customers. I am confident that Ambarish, with his extensive experience and track record in the security industry, will help us strengthen our channel relationships and deliver on our strong commitment to our mid-market customers in South Asia." With more than 15 years of experience in the security industry, Ambarish brings to McAfee experience in growing new businesses and driving growth through channel and enterprise sales. Ambarish joins McAfee from IronPort Systems, a Cisco business unit, where he was the Country Manager responsible for growing its business in India. Prior to that, he was heading Symantec's channel sales in India and he has also worked at Tech Pacific Technologies, an Ingram Micro company. Ambarish holds a Bachelors degree in Science (Chemistry) and a MBA in Sales and Marketing from Mumbai University. "The information security industry has displayed stable growth during recession times. McAfee, with its focus on information security, is uniquely positioned to lead this segment in the years to come. I am excited to be part of this growth story as it unfolds," said Deshpande.