Bengaluru: Persistent Systems has expanded its leadership team. Ayon Banerjee has joined the firm as chief strategy and growth officer. Banerjee will be responsible for shaping Persistent’s corporate strategy and execution. Dhanashree Bhat has joined Persistent as its COO. She will lead IT, administration & facilities, learning & development, enterprise risk management, ESG and delivery excellence. In her last role, she served as chief delivery officer of the communications, media and telecom (CMT) group. Rajiv Sodhi has joined Persistent as SVP– hyperscaler business & strategic alliances. In his role, he will be responsible for scaling global go-to-market with leading hyperscalers. Sodhi comes with extensive experience at Microsoft. Sumit Arora has joined as SVP responsible for setting up and driving the consulting practice. Arora joins Persistent from Wells Fargo, where he was SVP – enterprise payments strategy and planning. Sandeep Kalra, CEO and executive director of Persistent, said,“As we entered this year, we proudly crossed the $1 billion milestone, a testament to our unwavering client focus, strategic technology investments, and exceptional leadership.”
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