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Patni Computer Systems appoints Robert Rando as VP of Sales for its Product Engineering Services |
Former Hewlett-Packard Executive Brings 25 Years Experience in
Storage Industry
CAMBRIDGE, MA – March 19, 2008 -- Patni Computer Systems (NYSE: PTI), a global IT services provider, today announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Rando as the company’s new Vice President of Sales in the Product Engineering Services (PES) practice.
Mr. Rando brings with him more than 25 years of sales experience, primarily in the storage industry. Previously, he held Senior Management/Vice President of Sales positions with Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, EMC, Data General/Clariion, 3ParData, and, most recently, OpenText Corp.
"Bob's experience, impressive track record and knowledge of the storage industry, makes him an ideal choice to drive our sales efforts," said Piyush Jain, Senior Vice President of Sales, Product Engineering Services for Patni. "Under his direction, we will continue to build our business by broadening the scope of current engagements and leveraging new growth opportunities which will further enhance our leadership position."
Mr. Rando has worked in direct and channel sales models, including services. At Hewlett-Packard, he was responsible for the North American Storage Sales team which helped lead the company to its first ever achievement of $1B in total worldwide enterprise storage systems sales.
At Data General, Mr. Rando was responsible for building and leading the very successful Clariion direct sales force, leading to EMC’s acquisition of Data General. Mr. Rando also built and led the early sales efforts at 3PARdata Corp.
Mr. Rando will operate out of Patni’s North American headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., and will lead Patni’s business development efforts for high technology clients in the storage, computing and networking sub-verticals.
About Patni Computer Systems
Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni caters to its clients through its industry-focused practices, including insurance, financial services, manufacturing, life sciences, telecommunications and media & entertainment, and its technology-focused practices.
With an employee strength of over 15,000; multiple global delivery centres spread across 11 cities worldwide; 22 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US$ 663 million for the year 2007.
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.
Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its client's businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMI Level 5 (V 1.2) organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.
For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com
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