Milestone Systems Appoints Sandesh Kaup as New Country Manager for India

Milestone Systems has announced the appointment of Sandesh Kaup as the new Country Manager for India and SAARC. Sandesh Kaup re-joins the Milestone family after four years. Previously, he handled a senior leadership position at Allied Telesis, a telecommunications company. In his earlier tenure at Milestone, Sandesh had nurtured the sales growth in India. He oversaw a 40% YoY growth from 2011 to 2015. Apart from building important business accounts, he also played an instrumental role in building synergies. He has also created an ecosystem (solution partner) across Server Storage, Networking, Access Control Manufacturer, and Command Control Software and Other Third-Party Software.

"It is like coming back home," states Sandesh on his appointment. "I am excited to be back with Milestone; especially at a time when India is presenting great opportunities for the VMS industry growth. I am sure that my global expertise will help me take Milestones' businesses to newer highs.  Also, with the most recent Marketplace 2.0 release, Milestone now has unmatched possibilities of video solutions for organizations looking for new video solutions and for the existing users of Milestone XProtect who are looking to enhance the present functionality. This opens up great opportunities for us to work. With even more partners, we can take our solutions to major business accounts in India," he concluded.

About Sandesh

Sandesh Kaup comes with over two decades of experience and significant exposure handling multiple global companies. Milestone has been a part of his DNA since 2011, running the local business until 2016. He has been largely responsible for the incredible growth the organisation experienced in that time. Besides, he has developed expertise in building businesses for companies like Bosch Security, Ingram Micro, and Anixter during his early career. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation from Mumbai University.

Jordan Cullis, Director for APAC at Milestone Systems, said of the appointment, "Sandesh not only brings his exhaustive experience of two decades in the security industry but has prior experience with Milestone where he has displayed illustrious leadership and yielded the company to great growth numbers. His experience, contacts in the Indian market and sales-focused management style will be instrumental in recovering the region after such a difficult, covid-effected 2020."