Patni appoints four new senior executives

MUMBAI, INDIA: Patni Computer Systems a provider in global IT services, today announced the appointment of four new senior executives to expand its operation in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) area.

The appointments are an integral part of Patni’s overall strategy to build a significant operation in Europe to complement its business operations in the US and India, said a press release.

Juergen Dillenberger, senior sales manager has more than 22 years of international business experience and has held a series of senior leadership positions in Germany, including associated partner with Accenture and managing director at goezt partners.

Georg Wagner, vice-president began his career as a project and programme manager for ERP implementation projects. Gabi Schulte-Holthaus, sales director, SAP Alliance would be responsible for driving sales in Germany and also for Patni’s SAP Alliance relationship.

Amit Luthra, senior sales manager, Life Sciences joined Patni from Cognizant, where he was responsible for growing the life sciences business in Switzerland.

Brian Stones, executive vice-president, EMEA, Patni said, “We are delighted to welcome these four eminent colleagues to our team in Europe.”

He further added, “ They bring an enormous amount of knowledge and experience across a broad range of sectors to the company and will be instrumental in building our fast-expanding customer base in the DACH area.”