• Raj Rajgopal Promoted to President
• Samir Dhir Promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer and Head of India Operations
Westborough, MA – (May 28, 2013) Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience, today announced two executive leadership promotions.
Raj Rajgopal has been promoted to President. Rajgopal previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Business Development and Client Services. He has been with Virtusa for 8 years and has over 20 years of services industry experience with large enterprises both in the United States and Europe. In his expanded role, Rajgopal‘s responsibilities include furthering geographic and industry expansion, extending client relationships, acquiring new clients, and bringing new transformational solutions to market.
Samir Dhir has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer and Head of India Operations. He previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Delivery Head and Head of India Operations. Dhir has been with Virtusa since early 2010 and has served as an executive officer since 2011. He will continue to be responsible for Virtusa’s global delivery function, resource management and client delight across all operating geographies.
Kris Canekeratne, Virtusa’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “I am pleased to announce these well deserved executive management promotions. Raj has been instrumental in driving our client facing strategies, differentiating our service offerings, expanding our presence across our client base and delivering industry leading growth. We look forward to his ongoing contributions in his expanded role.”
“I would like to extend my congratulations to Raj and Samir,” said Keith Modder, Virtusa’s Chief Operating Officer. “Under Samir’s leadership, we have enhanced our service delivery function, institutionalized best-practices, attained CMMi Level 5 across all major delivery centers and created an environment that promotes innovation. We are very pleased with the progress Samir has made and look forward to his continuing leadership.”