Tieto Corporation strengthens its organization in Asia
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Tieto Corporation Press Release 3 February 2010 at 8.00 am EETAs a part of Tieto's growth strategy, the company continues to strengthen itsoperations in Asia by opening two new sites and appointing country managers forChina and India.The new sites will be located in Bangalore, India, and in Hangzhou in thePeople's Republic of China. Tieto's Asian operations are currently based inChina (Beijing, Chengdu), India (Pune, Hyderabad) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)with a total of almost 2 000 R&D and IT professionals. With the new sites weensure our ability to grow and serve our customers, as well as strengthen ourR&D services.Patrick Lui (1967) has been appointed Country Manager of Tieto China.Lui holdsan MBA degree in International Business from the University of California atBerkeley. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineeringfrom the University of Kansas. Patrick Lui started his IT career at IBM GlobalServices where he led a wide range of IT projects and service rollouts withFortune 500 companies. He then worked at Agile Software where he led thecompany's direct material sourcing and costing management solutions. Mostrecently, Patrick was part of the original executive team of Suzsoft, a startupin China. Lui will be based in Beijing.Rajat Chauhan (1964) has been appointed Country Manager of Tieto India. Rajatholds a Master of Science degree from Delhi University in India.He started hiscareer in the private sector joining FujitsuICIM as lead analyst working in theUK, Australia, the USA and India. He has a long experience in global delivery ofapplications and services. He has also worked at IBM Daksh to lead theintegration of several teams and global delivery for newly established EMEABusiness Transformation outsourcing. Recently he was in a client facing roleresponsible for strengthening the relationship with major telecom client. Rajatwill be based in Pune."Our teams in Asia have shown great competence and energy in pursuingaccelerated growth. As a result, our decision to open two new sites andstrengthen our local sales and leadership capabilities are natural steps.Opportunities based on Tieto's globally recognized telecom knowledge, combinedwith the needs of European enterprise customers entering these new markets areproviding us with a platform for our next growth step," says Pekka Viljakainen,Head of Tieto International.See the full press briefing, with interviews, personal bios and versions indifferent languages at:http://www.tieto.cn/pressbriefinghttp://www.tieto.in/pressbriefingFor further information, please contact:In India:Sameer Datye, Head of IT Project Services, +358407166492,sameer.datye(at)tieto.com
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