BANGALORE, India -- Tejas Networks today announced the appointment of Rangnath “Rangu” Salgame as President. Rangu will lead Tejas through its next phase of market expansion and growth. Prior to joining Tejas, Rangu was with Cisco Systems as President - Global Projects and prior to that as President – Cisco India, South Asia & SE Asia.

“We are delighted to have Rangu join our senior management team. Rangu brings in a rare combination of entrepreneurial leadership in startups as well as in established companies, along with a very rich international experience. He will play a key role in scaling the company as we build on our success in India and become a strong global company”, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO, Tejas Networks.

Commenting on joining Tejas, Rangu said, "With its established products, R&D innovation expertise, and proven manufacturing supply chain, Tejas has built a platform with the potential to make it India’s first global product company. I am excited to be part of a world class team, backed by blue chip investors, to lead Tejas through this exciting growth phase.”

“I am happy to see the tremendous progress that Tejas has made. Rangu’s deep operating experience across all major geographies of the world makes him a natural choice for Tejas at this exciting growth stage.” said Dr. Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, Chairman of the Board for Tejas Networks.

Tejas Networks India Ltd.