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Sonata Software Expands its Geographical Presence in the US
Appoints Sales Directors to its Sales Team
FREMONT, California, June 20, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Sonata Software Limited, as a part of its integrated strategy of growing new markets,
verticals and specialized horizontal services, focusing on transformational outsourcing
and setting up of dedicated services based centres of excellence for clients, announced
today the appointment of Francis Thomas and Pradeep Malgireddy as Sales Directors for the
US geography. In their roles as Sales Directors, both Francis and Pradeep will be focusing
on new logo acquisition and revenue growth in the US East coast and US Midwest territories
respectively.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120608/537628 )
Francis has had over two decades of experience in the USA in sales with organizations
like Sun Microsystems, Tandem Computers and Unisys. More recently, Francis has been
responsible for partnership creation, product integration and go- to- market plans. In
addition he was responsible for sales enablement with partners for Compuware Corporation
in his capacity as Director, Alliances, Technology and Channel Partners. Francis has an
MBA from University of Michigan & an MS in Computer Science from Washington University.
Francis is based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pradeep has over sixteen years of experience in sales of software services and has
honed his skills with organizations like Patni Computers, Satyam and MphasiS. Most
recently, Pradeep was with Lionbridge Technologies in Chicago, as Senior Business
Development Director. Pradeep has an MBA from Griffith University, Australia. Pradeep is
based out of Chicago, Illinois.
Commenting on the appointments, Srikar Reddy, Chief Executive Officer & Managing
Director of Sonata Software Limited, said, "We are expanding in the strategic markets of
the US and the UK which are vital to the sustainable growth of our business. Both Francis
and Pradeep bring a wealth of sales and customer facing experiences to Sonata and will be
critically important to the achievement of our growth aspirations in the US geography. We
believe they will provide the necessary sales direction as we implement our growth
strategy."
About Sonata Software Limited
Sonata Software (http://www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore,
India, is an IT consulting and software services provider. Sonata's focus areas includes
enterprises in the Outsourced Product Development (OPD), Travel, Consumer Packaged Goods
(CPG), Retail and Manufacturing verticals and its customers are located across the US,
Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Application
Development Management (ADM), Emerging Technologies (Mobility, Analytics, Cloud and Social
Media), Business Intelligence, Testing, Enterprise Services - ERP, CRM and Remote
Infrastructure Management. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing
Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management
Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Sonata and its Affiliates leverage their alliances with global
technology majors like Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Oracle, HP to deliver innovative solutions.
Sonata operates globally through its subsidiaries and affiliates that include (1) TUI
InfoTec - Sonata's Joint Venture with TUI, Europe's largest tourism group, (2) Sonata
Software North America Inc, which provides development and consulting services to clients
using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC - Sonata's fully-owned
subsidiary IT solutions to customers in the Middle East, (4) Sonata Software (Qatar) LLC -
Sonata's Joint Venture with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD and (5) Sonata Information
Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company
with India-focused business operations.
For further information, please contact :
Swati Sengupta
Sonata Software Limited
A.P.S. Trust Building,
Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
Basavanagudi,
Bangalore 560019, India
Tel : +91-80-30971999
swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120608/537628
Source: Sonata Software Ltd.
Sonata Software Expands its Geographical Presence in the US
Appoints Sales Directors to its Sales Team
FREMONT, California, June 20, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Sonata Software Limited, as a part of its integrated strategy of growing new markets,
verticals and specialized horizontal services, focusing on transformational outsourcing
and setting up of dedicated services based centres of excellence for clients, announced
today the appointment of Francis Thomas and Pradeep Malgireddy as Sales Directors for the
US geography. In their roles as Sales Directors, both Francis and Pradeep will be focusing
on new logo acquisition and revenue growth in the US East coast and US Midwest territories
respectively.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120608/537628 )
Francis has had over two decades of experience in the USA in sales with organizations
like Sun Microsystems, Tandem Computers and Unisys. More recently, Francis has been
responsible for partnership creation, product integration and go- to- market plans. In
addition he was responsible for sales enablement with partners for Compuware Corporation
in his capacity as Director, Alliances, Technology and Channel Partners. Francis has an
MBA from University of Michigan & an MS in Computer Science from Washington University.
Francis is based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pradeep has over sixteen years of experience in sales of software services and has
honed his skills with organizations like Patni Computers, Satyam and MphasiS. Most
recently, Pradeep was with Lionbridge Technologies in Chicago, as Senior Business
Development Director. Pradeep has an MBA from Griffith University, Australia. Pradeep is
based out of Chicago, Illinois.
Commenting on the appointments, Srikar Reddy, Chief Executive Officer & Managing
Director of Sonata Software Limited, said, "We are expanding in the strategic markets of
the US and the UK which are vital to the sustainable growth of our business. Both Francis
and Pradeep bring a wealth of sales and customer facing experiences to Sonata and will be
critically important to the achievement of our growth aspirations in the US geography. We
believe they will provide the necessary sales direction as we implement our growth
strategy."
About Sonata Software Limited
Sonata Software (http://www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore,
India, is an IT consulting and software services provider. Sonata's focus areas includes
enterprises in the Outsourced Product Development (OPD), Travel, Consumer Packaged Goods
(CPG), Retail and Manufacturing verticals and its customers are located across the US,
Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Application
Development Management (ADM), Emerging Technologies (Mobility, Analytics, Cloud and Social
Media), Business Intelligence, Testing, Enterprise Services - ERP, CRM and Remote
Infrastructure Management. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing
Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management
Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Sonata and its Affiliates leverage their alliances with global
technology majors like Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Oracle, HP to deliver innovative solutions.
Sonata operates globally through its subsidiaries and affiliates that include (1) TUI
InfoTec - Sonata's Joint Venture with TUI, Europe's largest tourism group, (2) Sonata
Software North America Inc, which provides development and consulting services to clients
using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC - Sonata's fully-owned
subsidiary IT solutions to customers in the Middle East, (4) Sonata Software (Qatar) LLC -
Sonata's Joint Venture with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD and (5) Sonata Information
Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company
with India-focused business operations.
For further information, please contact :
Swati Sengupta
Sonata Software Limited
A.P.S. Trust Building,
Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
Basavanagudi,
Bangalore 560019, India
Tel : +91-80-30971999
swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120608/537628
Source: Sonata Software Ltd.