Mphasis appoints Nitin Rakesh as CEO

IT services provider Mphasis Limited today announced the appointment of Nitin Rakesh as its Chief Executive Officer and Additional Director on the Board with effect from January 29 2017.

Rakesh takes over the role from Ganesh Ayyar,whose tenure expires on January 28 2017, the company said in a release.

Rakesh until recently was Chief Executive Officer and President of Syntel, Inc.(a NASDAQ listed IT Services Company), it said, adding that, prior to that, he held multiple roles at Syntel such as President, Americas, where he headed Business Development and North American operations.

“Mphasis hopes to gain from Nitin’s vast experience, strong customer orientation and deep insights in the areas of new emerging technologies such as Digital & Automation,” Chairman of the Board of Mphasis Davinder Singh Brar said.

Last year, private equity firm Blackstone had bought a majority stake in Mphasis from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) for about USD 1.1 billion.

On his appointment, Rakesh said he is very excited to take on the leadership of Mphasis.