MUMBAI: Cybersecurity solutions company Quick Heal Technologies has appointed Sanjay Agrawal as chief product officer. Joining Agrawal as head of research and development is Bibhuti Kar.

The new appointments are in line with the company's strategy to accelerate product innovation and drive expansion of next-generation enterprise security solutions under the 'Seqrite' brand.

In  his new role, Agrawal will be responsible for driving the overall product vision and strategy in line with market expectations. Kar will focus on the company’s development efforts and lead a team of talented engineering professionals and security researchers.

Agrawal is an entrepreneurial engineering and product leader with over two decades of experience and proven success in building cybersecurity products for global markets. He has served many high performing roles, including vice president of engineering application and security at ColorTokens and director of engineering at Cisco. A computer engineering graduate from the University of Illinois, Agrawal holds a PhD and MS from Stanford University in electrical engineering and computer science.

Kar brings with him over two and a half decades of rich experience in the global high-tech industry. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur with a master's in ECE, he started his career with the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a project assistant on missile communication systems. Post this, he held several prominent roles in leading technology companies like Cisco, Bell Northern Research and Sophos.

Quick Heal Technologies MD and CEO Dr Kailash Katkar said, "The addition of Sanjay and Bibhuti will further accelerate our efforts to strengthen our enterprise security business. We are certain that they will add significant value to Quick Heal Technologies as we continue to innovate and deliver world-class security products and solutions in sync with the ever-evolving and dynamic market expectations.”