CA Technologies India names Pratip Banerji as director of sales

MUMBAI, INDIA: CA Technologies India has announced the appointment of industry veteran Pratip Banerji as Director of Sales to head its BFSI (Banking & Financial Services Industry) business in India.

Pratip brings with him 23 years of experience in the IT, Telecom and System Integration domains, covering the domestic market and the European region. In his current role, Pratip is responsible to develop the overall sales strategy to target the BFSI vertical. His charter includes the recruitment and ensuring the active participation of the Global and Indian SI community to optimize sales opportunities towards successful sell through.

"We are very pleased to have Pratip Banerji lead our BFSI vertical in India. Pratip is an outstanding professional with a deep understanding of our business, our industry and our customers," said Sunil Manglore, Vice President, CA Technologies, India. "He has extensive experience in sales and we are sure his business acumen will help drive further growth for us. He has been actively participating in some of the large Core Banking infrastructure rollouts with the major Indian banks and their adoption of new IT initiatives. Growth of our BFSI sales is a priority for CA Technologies and Pratip will play a key role in making that happen."

Prior to joining CA Technologies in this role, Pratip has served with companies like Steria India as their Country Sales Director across different customer verticals and at Sun Microsystems where as the Director of BFSI, he led a team of highly motivated and cross functional teams to work closely with all the banking and insurance companies across India.

"2012 has been an exciting year for the industry and for CA Technologies. The industry is constantly evolving and this is the time to embrace change and move towards further growth. With the region's potential for growth, our focus, strategies and solutions position us strongly with customers, partners, the Government and the industry," said Pratip Banerji, Director of Sales, BFSI, CA Technologies India.