Satyam names new leaders at the top

MUMBAI, INDIA: Satyam Computer Services Ltd., a leading global consulting and information technology services company, today announced that four of its senior executives have taken on different leadership responsibilities in strategic areas of the organization.

Effective immediately, S.V. Krishnan will lead human resources; Pavan Kumar is chief technology officer; Vijay Prasad is chief information officer & head of Soft Infra group and Hari T (former HR head) will lead global marketing and communications.

"These moves are a reflection of Satyam's long-term strategy and adhere to our 'grow leaders from within' approach, to help position Satyam to excel. For a fast-growing company like ours, these four positions- CTO, CIO, HR head, and Marketing Head - represent critical elements of our corporate infrastructure," said Satyam CEO, B. Rama Raju. "These four leaders with long stints in the company bring a rich understanding of the company and will play extremely important roles in our success - in the short term, and well into the future."

The naming of these executives to such important posts illustrates its commitment to optimizing the talent of its leadership team and creating leaders from within.

"Growing leaders faster than competition is one of the key strategies through which Satyam differentiates itself in a highly competitive and dynamic IT services market. Customers today seek trusted advisors and winning partnerships - a relationship that goes beyond the 'project mindset'," he said. "What reinforces the sustainability of this relationship is the ability to deliver business solutions along with technology interventions. A broader worldview, ability to lead cross-cultural teams, mentoring skills of the highest order are some of the key traits that are required to succeed as a global leader capable of engaging customers, associates and investors."

CIOL Bureau