Perot appoints new MD for Asia Pacific region

Bangalore/Noida/Plano, Oct 20: Perot Systems Corporation on Monday, Oct 20 announced the appointment of Anurag Jain as Managing Director for the company's Asia-Pacific region.

In this new role, Jain will serve as Perot Systems' senior leader in the region, responsible for heading the company's business development and market expansion. Jain will continue to head the company's global Applications Solutions and Insurance and Business Process Solutions divisions. "Anurag has a distinguished track record of developing, delivering and growing global technology business across a variety of industries and geographies," said Peter Altabef, president and CEO of Perot Systems.

"In addition to this unique experience, Anurag's knowledge of the region and proven leadership skills should enhance business development and market expansion opportunities for Perot Systems in the highly dynamic Asia-Pacific markets," Peter added.

Perot Systems' new managing director responsibilities include coordination of business unit activities within the designated global region to accelerate the build out of the company's client base and deepen its global delivery model to utilize the skills and resources in the region.

"I am delighted to accept the additional responsibility as managing director for a very exciting Asia-Pacific region, which is full of potential and possibilities" said Anurag Jain, managing director for Asia-Pacific for Perot Systems. "The scope for expanding business as well as delivery capacities within the region is tremendous," Anurag added.

Jain has more than 15 years of management, operations, consulting and business start-up experience and has been a senior leader of Perot Systems since 2003.

He initially served as a member of the healthcare unit's senior leadership team, where he had direct responsibility for business process outsourcing sales and operations and helped the organization to develop and operate integrated BPO and technology solutions.

In 2005, Jain led Perot Systems' successful entrance into the Life Insurance industry, where the company today provides a wide range of technology and policy administration solutions. He has led our insurance and business process solutions group since 2006.In July 2007, Jain took on the additional responsibility of leading our applications solutions group.

Prior to Perot Systems, Jain founded two successful BPO businesses, Vision Healthsource, a healthcare services provider and Brigade Corporation which focused on providing technology support via e-mail and chat.

Jain holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in electronics and electrical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani, India.

ANI