GlobalLogic Continues Leadership Momentum with Hire of Zaheer Allam

-- Engineering Executive Appointed as Chief Delivery Officer

SAN JOSE, California, Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalLogic today announced that Zaheer Allam has joined the company as Chief Delivery Officer, reporting to CEO Shashank Samant. In his role, Allam will oversee GlobalLogic's engineering efforts worldwide. The company has been focused on building new engineering centers across the globe, most recently in Slovakia earlier this year.  

Allam brings over 25 years of engineering experience, specializing in wireless telecommunications, surveillance, automotive, enterprise software and big data. As Chief Product Officer at Polaris Wireless, Allam built and managed engineering teams in India and deployment teams in Middle East and Africa to develop commercial carrier grade wireless location solutions and enterprise surveillance solutions. Prior to that, he founded and served as Vice President of Engineering at Azaire Networks, a leader in the fixed mobile convergence space. Allam has also held various technical management positions at startups and large global corporations like Ericsson, Ricoh, Ford Motor Company and Metricom.

"I'm excited to have someone with such impressive experience join our team," said CEO Shashank Samant. "I'm fully confident in Zaheer's ability to lead our Delivery organization to further levels of success, and continue to grow our engineering capabilities to serve our expanding global customer base." 

"I'm excited to join such an innovative company with a key focus on quality engineering," said Allam. "Being a former GlobalLogic customer gives me a unique advantage in knowing what this company provides and the heights it will reach. I look forward to playing a role in taking GlobalLogic to the next level."

As a leader in software R&D services, GlobalLogic is focused on product development innovation. GlobalLogic leverages its global experience and expertise in design and engineering to build partnerships with market-defining businesses and technology leaders who want to make amazing products, discover new revenue opportunities and accelerate time to market.

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic is a full-lifecycle product development services leader that combines deep domain expertise and cross-industry experience to connect makers with markets worldwide. Using insight gained from working on innovative products and disruptive technologies, we collaborate with customers to show them how strategic research and development can become a tool for managing their future. Headquartered in the United States, GlobalLogic operates design and engineering centers around the world, extending the benefits of its authentic global presence to customers in digital media, electronics, healthcare, infrastructure, finance, retail, and telecom industries. The company works with both start-ups and industry leaders, including many of the world's top hardware, software, and consumer brands.

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