Patni appoints Anil Gupta as EVP

Patni Computer Systems has appointed Dr. Anil Gupta as Executive Vice-President & Global Head of Business Operations to its Leadership Team. Anil brings with him diverse experience of over 28 years, with a strong emphasis towards driving business efficiencies using Six Sigma methodologies, change management and focus on customer satisfaction. He takes over the mantle of EVP and Global Head of Business Operations from Manish Soman.

At Patni, Anil will be responsible for driving key functions, including Sales Operations, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Continuity, Enterprise Risk Management, Global Travel, IT, Procurement and Facilities.  He will work closely with the CEO, Jeya Kumar, to augment business operations globally in line with Patni\'s strategy of IP-led verticalized growth and a renewed focus on emerging geographies. 

On his appointment, Anil Gupta said, "Patni is one of the leaders in the IT services industry, strengthened by its persistent focus on the new company strategy.  Patni has a strong management team and I look forward to making my contribution to Patni\'s accelerated growth."

Prior to joining Patni, Anil was the COO of Aditi Technologies Private Ltd. and served for eleven years in various executive roles with Sun Microsystems, including Vice-President for India Engineering Centre in Bangalore.  Even prior to that, he was with AT&T Marketing in San Francisco as well as AT&T Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.