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August 7, 2006

Virtusa Appoints Global Head for Training & Development

Hyderabad - August 7, 2006 - Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of software development and IT services, today announced it has hired Ravi Vadapalli as global head and director, training and development. Based in Hyderabad, Ravi is responsible for shaping the leadership development strategy and execution program for the company worldwide. This appointment is one of several recent senior executive hires in Virtusa’s India operations.

Ravi, who has an MBA in Technology and Change Management from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, an MS in Software Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a BE in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University, has more than 16 years of experience in organization development, change management and learning domains. During the course of his career, he has designed and implemented talent transformation systems and processes for major companies, including large-scale development, change management and e-learning interventions. Ravi has also worked in the business development and learning domains.

"We are delighted to have such a seasoned executive head our global training and human development operations," said TN Hari, vice-president and global head of HR at Virtusa. "Ravi is trained in world-class methodologies for facilitating individuals and groups, making him the ideal person to head training and development initiatives in our fast-growing company.”

Before Virtusa, Ravi worked for Satyam Computer Services Ltd as Full Life Cycle Leader for Business and Strategy Leadership in the Satyam School of Leadership. Prior to Satyam, he worked in NIIT Ltd and HCL Hewlett Packard. Ravi is acknowledged as an industry thought leader in the fields of organizational development and learning.
Ravi is married to Raji, a Japanese consultant, and they have two daughters – Sami, 7, and Harshi, 4.

 

About Virtusa

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital engineering and technology services and solutions for Forbes Global 2000 companies in the financial services, healthcare, communications, media, entertainment, travel, manufacturing, and technology industries worldwide. At Virtusa, digital engineering is at the heart of everything we do. We are 30,000 builders, makers, and doers that partner with customers to reimagine enterprises and creatively build solutions to the most pressing business challenges that move them to the forefront of their industries.

Virtusa's unique Engineering First approach means never presenting an idea we can't execute. With deep industry expertise and empowered agile teams made up of world-class talent, we think about execution early in the process, because the earlier you think about execution the earlier an idea can have an impact. Solving from the inside out enables businesses to respond swiftly to changing needs with improved quality, lower costs, and lasting results.

Virtusa is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation. All other company and brand names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

Media Contact:

Matt Flannery
Edelman
(203) 856-2006
matt.flannery@edelman.com

Virtusa India Media Contact: 
Debjani Mukherji 
20:20 MEDIA, Hyderabad 
+91-40-2341-6882 
dmukherji@2020india.com

 

 

About Virtusa

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital engineering and technology services and solutions for Forbes Global 2000 companies in the financial services, healthcare, communications, media, entertainment, travel, manufacturing, and technology industries worldwide. At Virtusa, digital engineering is at the heart of everything we do. We are 30,000 builders, makers, and doers that partner with customers to reimagine enterprises and creatively build solutions to the most pressing business challenges that move them to the forefront of their industries.

Virtusa's unique Engineering First approach means never presenting an idea we can't execute. With deep industry expertise and empowered agile teams made up of world-class talent, we think about execution early in the process, because the earlier you think about execution the earlier an idea can have an impact. Solving from the inside out enables businesses to respond swiftly to changing needs with improved quality, lower costs, and lasting results.

Virtusa is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation. All other company and brand names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

Media Contact:

Matt Flannery
Edelman
(203) 856-2006
matt.flannery@edelman.com

Virtusa India Media Contact: 
Debjani Mukherji 
20:20 MEDIA, Hyderabad 
+91-40-2341-6882 
dmukherji@2020india.com

 

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