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February 1, 2012

Virtusa Appoints Sameet Gupte as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Europe

LONDON, UK -February 01, 2012 - Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company that offers a broad spectrum of business consulting and outsourcing services, today announced the appointment of Sameet Gupte as the company’s senior vice president (SVP) & managing director (MD) for Europe based out of London.

Raj Rajgopal, Virtusa’s executive vice president, business development and client services, said, “We are delighted to have Sameet lead our sales, delivery and operations for all industry segments within Virtusa across the UK and Continental Europe. Sameet’s experience in building successful businesses combined with our depth of expertise in Telecom, Media and BFSI will enable us to focus our efforts on expanding our customer base across UK and Continental Europe. In addition, Sameet will also focus on growing our Nearshore center in Hungary to service our global clients.”

Commenting on his appointment, Sameet said, “I am excited to be a part of Virtusa. With a sharp focus on solving core business issues for clients through innovative solutions, Virtusa is uniquely poised to leverage its expertise in path-breaking areas like Mobile Banking, Platforms and BPM for industries like BFS, Telecom and Media. In today’s market this is a key differentiator that makes Virtusa stand out amongst many other players in the industry.”

Previously, Sameet served in many business development and management roles when employed by Headstrong, a Genpact (NYSE:G) company, where he was responsible for the Capital Market’s business in Europe. Prior to that, he worked with Headstrong in California managing the West Operations and also served as the joint Managing Director for Headstrong GmbH in Germany. Prior to Headstrong Sameet has also worked with NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) and HCL in Asia.

Sameet holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Pune University and has completed his Finance & Accounting Executive Education Program from Stanford School of Business.

 

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:

Paul Lesinski
Edelman
(971) 226-5299
paul.lesinski@edelman.com

Contacts
Andrea LePain 
Global Head of Media Relations Communications 
617-275-6516
alepain@greenoughcom.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:

Paul Lesinski
Edelman
(971) 226-5299
paul.lesinski@edelman.com

Contacts
Andrea LePain 
Global Head of Media Relations Communications 
617-275-6516
alepain@greenoughcom.com

 

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