Sep. 30, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Patni Computer Systems (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI), a leading global IT and BPO services provider, today announced the appointment of Vijay Mehra as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Verticals. Previously, Mehra was the Global CIO at Essar Group of Companies and comes with more than 20 years of global management and consulting experience. In his new role at Patni, he will define and boost Patni’s micro-verticals strategy, structure, systems and skills.
“We are making early investments with the right leadership team to set the pace for success as we increase our focus on growing Patni through the vertical markets,” said Jeya Kumar, CEO of Patni. “Vijay has a strong track record of leveraging information technology to create a competitive advantage. With his global experience, I am confident Vijay will contribute significantly to Patni’s aggressive growth plans.”
“I am excited to be at the helm as Patni embarks on its micro-vertical strategy,” said Mehra. “Patni is a pioneer in the IT services industry and I look forward to drive this initiative to its next phase of growth.”
Mehra led the turnaround of the IT function at Essar and has also led the IT-enabled business transformation of the Group across all major businesses. Prior to Essar, he worked with leading corporations including McKinsey, CSC Consulting, Syntel and Motorola.
Mehra has been a prominent speaker at global and regional conferences and was recently awarded ‘Best CIO, Large Corporate’ by 9.9 Media, a corporation co-founded by an ex-McKinsey partner and founding Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB). He holds an MBA and a Masters in Systems Engineering from MIT and a Bachelors of Science (Operations Research and Industrial Engineering) and a Bachelors of Arts (Economics) from Cornell University.
About Patni Computer Systems
Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni services its clients through its industry-focused practices, including banking, financial services (BFS) and insurance (I); manufacturing, retail and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU), and its technology-focused practices.
With an employee strength of around 13,800; multiple global delivery centers spread across 12 cities worldwide; 27 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US$ 719 million for the year 2008.
Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance, enterprise application solutions, business and technology consulting, product engineering services, infrastructure management services, customer interaction services & business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering services.
