SAY Saratoga Investment Corp

CHICAGO, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Global IT technology and consulting services firm ThoughtWorks Inc. today announced the appointment of Sai Mandapaty to the role of vice president, U.S. sales and marketing.

Craig Gorsline, managing director for ThoughtWorks U.S., said, "I am very pleased to welcome Sai to ThoughtWorks. He brings more than 20 years of the strong leadership and team-building capabilities that we need as we continue to grow and evolve our offerings and services, while keeping a clear focus on software excellence. Sai has the right blend of sales and senior client relationship experience to take our client service teams to the next level."

Mandapaty is an accomplished sales and business leader who has spent a considerable portion of his career at Satyam Computer Services Ltd., which is now known as Mahindra Satyam (NYSE: SAY), in a variety of leadership and executive roles. His most recent position with Satyam was as a senior vice president and global head of the company's Banking, Finance and Insurance divisions.

"Today's business challenges are pushing organizations towards aggressive adoption of new ways to build software and ThoughtWorks' clear leadership in this space provides an excellent platform for growth, noted Mandapaty. "I truly am excited to be a part of the unique culture of ThoughtWorks and to contribute to its purpose."

In his new role, Mandapaty will be responsible for leading the pursuit of new sales opportunities, supporting the continued growth of strategic accounts, and building new markets and offerings for the firm's clients.

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution™, comprised of Mingle®, Cruise® and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,300 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: www.thoughtworks.com.

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