Samir Gulve — Managing Director of India and Vice President of Engineering at Electronics for Imaging

Mr. Samir Gulve, also known as Sam, has been Vice President and Managing Director of India at Electronics for Imaging, Inc. since February 2015 and serves as its Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Gulve served as Vice President of Engineering for The India Development Center at Electronics for Imaging, Inc since September 26, 2013. In that role, Mr. Gulve is responsible for driving all aspects of local engineering discipline as well as operational management of the EFI India Development Center. During his more than 27 years of diverse global technology experience, he has held various senior management positions at world-renowned companies such as AT&T Bell Labs, Avaya, Netscape, Amdocs and Spice Mobility. He has also managed highly successful startups including Kiva Software, Calico Commerce and Visual Insights and was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shakti. During his career, he has held key leadership roles in diverse functional areas including executive management, R&D, engineering, sales, strategy and operations. He spent more than two decades in North America in roles with global responsibilities and for the last 8-plus years, has operated out of India. Mr. Gulve was Managing Director at AGC Networks Limited since May 2008. He served as Managing Director at Avaya GlobalConnect Ltd. since May 2008. Mr. Gulve serves as Vice President of Avaya's Global Communication Solutions (GCS) division. Prior to joining Avaya, Mr. Gulve served as Senior Vice President, software and technology of Amdocs. He was responsible for developing Avaya's R&D strategy in India to globally manage offshore work.