Rishi Gour named Country President of Sodexo in India

MUMBAI: Sodexo, the world leader in quality of life services, on Monday announced the appointment of Rishi Gour as Country President of India, effective September 1, 2015.

Rishi joined Sodexo in 2011 and has since worked towards the brand’s promise of delivering Quality of Life Services to 400+ Corporate, Education and Healthcare clients through 40,000+ Sodexo employees spread across 1200+ sites.

A dedicated and result driven senior leader, Rishi has successfully achieved profitable business growth for Sodexo with his sharp business acumen and dynamic operational strategies, the company said in a press release. He has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT-Varanasi (formerly, IT-BHU) and a post graduate degree in Management from IIM Ahmedabad.

Prior to joining Sodexo, Rishi has assumed various leadership and operating roles at WNS Global Services, Accenture and CITIL (now acquired by Oracle) across functional areas, including business development, programme management, consulting, technology and operations.