BWI: Blue Star Infotech Appoints Akhila Jha as General Manager – Delivery Operations

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Source: Blue Star Infotech Limited
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
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Blue Star Infotech Appoints Akhila Jha as General Manager - Delivery Operations


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Blue Star Infotech (BSI), a provider of software solutions for the global mid-market space has appointed Akhila Jha as General Manager - Delivery Operations. Akhila will be responsible for corporate quality management, program management office, technical training and MIS functions within BSI.

Prior to joining BSI, Akhila spent five years at Infosys in the quality department responsible for quality assurance, customer experience and business excellence across units, implementing CMMi and MBNQA standards. Prior to Infosys, she was IT Director at American Express responsible for service delivery of finance systems. Akhila holds three patents to her name earned during her tenure with Infosys and American Express. She has spent her formative years in companies like CMC and Eurolink Systems. She has been a member of the leadership council of Quest Forum and held the position of Project Director/Secretary of India hub at Quest Forum. She holds a Master's degree in Computer Applications (MCA) and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

"We are excited to have Akhila on board. She has over two decades of experience with both domestic and global companies. At BSI, she will drive the quality management & assurance and knowledge management functions to help us achieve higher standards of processes and controls." said A. T. Vijayakumar, President and COO, Blue Star Infotech.

"Blue Star Infotech is part of the well respected Blue Star group and enjoys tremendous brand equity in India and the global marketplace. There is immense scope for innovation and value addition in an organization like BSI which has long standing relationships with global majors like HP, Hitachi, Microsoft, SAS, Amdocs, Costco, AAA, etc. I am looking forward to contribute to BSI's objective of delivering business outcome driven IT solutions to clients across the mid-market space globally" said Akhila Jha.

About Blue Star Infotech (BSI)

Part of the Blue Star Group, BSI enables global mid market enterprises derive measurable business outcomes through the efficient use of information technology. BSI partners with its clients to understand their business pain points and arrives at appropriate IT led interventions to deliver relevant solutions. Leveraging its deep understanding of the mid market, and drawing upon its long standing track record of creating IT solutions, BSI is equipped to deliver affordable and flexible solutions through client-friendly and flexible engagement models.

Headquartered in Mumbai, the Company is present in seven locations in India with software development centers in Mumbai and Bangalore. It serves its global clientele through offices in North America, UK, Finland and Japan. The Company also has business associates in USA and Europe.

BSI is listed on the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange in India



CONTACT DETAILS
Munavar Attari Sr. Manager Marketing, Blue Star Infotech Limited, +91 9930143535, munavara@bsil.com

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