New Delhi: Graymatics, a leading cognitive multimedia processing company, has announced the appointment of Rahul Bhardwaj as the Country Head for India and South Asia. At Graymatics, Rahul will be responsible for building business & strategic collaborations. He joins Graymatics after over 16 years in various organizations including Honeywell, Siemens, United Technologies and Videonetics.
Founded in Silicon Valley, and currently headquartered in Singapore, Graymatics uses the best and most in-depth AI applications to extract insights and providing highly impactful solutions based on the CCTV networks. The company has global operations and prominently serves verticals such as smart cities, transportation, smart buildings, manufacturing facilities, smart banks and the retail sector. Graymatics has offices across the US and India.
The recent economic slowdown and impact of COVID-19 emphasizes the need for alternate business systems. It has become important for businesses to embrace cloud computing and migrate to cloud video analytics solutions. The pandemic has also shifted the focus on safety and security of human lives. This is where Graymatics has a unique proposition targeting solving end customer delinquent by different solutions catering to various environments.
Speaking about this, Abhijit Shanbhag, President and CEO, Graymatics, said, “Graymatics aims to deliver the best and most insightful AI video analytics solutions to organizations across verticals and countries. Bringing the best talent onboard to spearhead our innovations and market coverage is a core part of our strategic expansion plans. Rahul comes to Graymatics with an extensive experience in video AI technologies, and expertise in delivering business growth in the arena of video surveillance and analytics technologies. I look forward to him leading Graymatics to a stronger market position and bringing the impact of our video analytics solutions to the fore.”
Adding his thoughts, Rahul Bhardwaj, said, “As a pioneer in the video analytics technology arena, Graymatics has built cutting-edge products that are transforming operational efficiency, safety, security, adherence to rules and procedures, urban management, digital marketing, retail and several other arenas. It gives me immense joy to join such a highly impactful organization with great talent and market potential. I am looking forward to harnessing the insights gained during my journey, and contributing to a greater India and South Asia market coverage for Graymatics.”
Prior to joining Graymatics, Rahul was the National Key Account Manager (India) at Honeywell. In this capacity, he spearheaded profitable growth across safe/smart cities, police projects, highways and strategic projects for the Security division (Hardware & Software), channel partners, SI relationship, customer management, developing key accounts, strategy building, and positioning.
Rahul has also worked as Regional Head (West) with Videonetics Technology Pvt Ltd for over 5 years, taking care of key account management on Pan-India level. He gained extensive experience in City surveillance, crime prevention & smart cities solutions related to VMS, Analytics, FRS, Traffic management, e-challans, automated number plate recognition and other such technologies. Rahul started his career as an Assistant Sales Manager with Honeywell. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation with a vast experience of OEM as well as SI market in Security Industry.
