Western Digital has appointed HCL Infosystems as the authorized distributor for its full range internal hard drives and external drives including WD Caviar, WD Scorpio and WD RE series, as well as My Book and My Passport, etc. The products will now be available across HCL’s 600 re-distribution stockists and over 4200 dealers located across 200 towns in India.
According to Sharad Srivastava, Director Sales (India & South Asia), “We have outlined ambitious plans to boost our channel network and consolidate our presence in the country. In HCL, we have found the right partner to support this growth. Given their domain expertise and experience, after sales support and extensive national reach, we are confident of increasing our presence and penetration in the market.”
“HCL has been working with major international brands across segments to bring the latest and the best in ICT from across the globe to the Indian shores. Our relationship with Western Digital is in line with our focus on strengthening distribution in the IT space. We are confident that by leveraging our wide distribution network and reach, this relationship will further consolidate WD’s position in Indian hard drive market”, said George Paul, Executive VP, Marketing, HCL Infosystems Ltd.
Western Digital has a widespread presence in India with its distributors’ branch offices spread across 60 locations and has over 1,000 registered SelectWD channel partners spanning across 200 cities and towns in India as well.