Patni expands footprint in Europe

MUMBAI: Software exporter Patni Computer Systems is expanding its presence in western Europe and beefing up its senior management there.

The company has announced four appointments to expand its operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The senior-level executives have previously worked in companies, such as T-systems, Infosys Technologies, Cognizant Technology Services and Hewlett Packard.

���The appointments are an integral part of Patni���s overall strategy to build a significant operation in Europe to complement its business operations in the US and India,��� the company said. Juergen Dillenberger has been appointed senior sales manager while Georg Wagner has been inducted as vice-president.

Gabi Schulte-Holthaus has been appointed sales director, SAP alliance, while Amit Luthra has been taken on board as senior sales manager, life sciences, Patni said in a statement.

Mr Dillenberger has more than 22 years of international business experience and has held a series of senior leadership positions in Germany. He was also vice-president at T-Systems, responsible for the global account with Volkswagen. Mr Wagner was earlier global director for application outsourcing and offshoring at Hewlett-Packard.

Mr Schulte-Holthaus was with Infosys Technologies and Siemens before joining Patni while Mr Luthra has worked with Cognizant and Accenture Management Consulting Services.