From correspondents in Karnataka, India, 11:49 AM IST

MphasiS, an EDS Company today announced two key appointments to its leadership team. The appointments have been made to head two of its core business units – Applications and ITO and will report directly to the CEO.

Said Jeya Kumar, CEO MphasiS, an EDS Company “MphasiS, is in the middle of a transformation as we continue to grow both capacity and capability. Our growth trajectory has been good and we will fuel this further with the right talent. Our leadership team, will enable us build a roadmap for the future and help us be a trusted advisor for our clients and a great place to work for our employees.”

Gopinathan Padmanabhan joins as President, Applications Business

Gopinathan Padmanabhan joins MphasiS as President, Applications Business. Gopi will be responsible for managing the entire Applications business, developing MphasiS delivery capabilities and attaining the strategic & operational goals for the business unit. Prior to joining MphasiS, Gopi was the Chief Operating Officer & Vice-President (Global Delivery) for the Applications Solutions business of Perot Systems where he was responsible for strategic management, operations, and complete service delivery of their Global Delivery of Applications solutions.

In his previous role, Gopi was Director - Global Delivery Application Services (GDAS) for HP Globalsoft India and was responsible for all practices and service delivery at the Center. With over 28 years of work experience, Gopi has held diverse leadership positions globally, including that of General Manager of Riyam Computer Services, Head of the UNISYS distributorship for Oman, Regional Manager for HCL-Deluxe in New Jersey, and COO of LG CommerzNow, Bangalore. Gopi also held the position of Principal Consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in New Jersey.

Gopi holds a B.E degree in Industrial Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli, and a Masters Degree in Industrial Management and Engineering from IIT, Kanpur.

P.A. Krishnan joins as President, ITO

P.A.Krishnan joins MphasiS as President, Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing Business Unit. In this role, Krishnan will help MphasiS focus on continued growth in the ITO tower and look at growing both capacity and capability.

Prior to joining MphasiS, Krishnan was with Siemens where he was Senior Vice President, managing Global Infrastructure Operations and Internal Sales for the Siemens Group. Krishnan has worked with other leading companies like NCR, IBM, Onward Technologies, and HCL & Nelco. He brings over 25 years of rich and varied experience in successfully managing Business P&L, Strategy, Sales, Services, Manufacturing and Acquisitions. Krishnan has over six years of specialization in the Managed Infrastructure Services and Outsourcing space. He has managed and successfully grown this business in his previous stints with IBM, NCR, and Siemens.

Krishnan is an Electrical Engineering Graduate from VJTI, Mumbai with a Post Graduate Diploma in Business & Computer Management.

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