GlobalLogic Expands Leadership Team with Hire of Sumit Sood

-- Global Engineering Executive Joins as Managing Director of India

SAN JOSE, California, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalLogic today announced that Sumit Sood has joined the company as managing director of India, reporting to CEO Shashank Samant. In his role, Sood will manage and oversee all of the India center operations, and will be based in GlobalLogic's Noida offices.

Sood brings over 18 years of experience in product engineering, and has spent the past 14 years at Virtusa, a global IT services company. As the former SVP of Outsourcing & Transformation Services, he worked closely with various Fortune 100 banks and telecom companies. Sood successfully expanded the company's client services business in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions, and also helped establish European operations for the company's banking and insurance verticals. Sood has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science from Punjab University and a postgraduate diploma in business management (finance) from XLRI Jamshedpur.

"We're excited to have Sumit join us as managing director of our India operations and part of our executive leadership team," said CEO Shashank Samant. "Sumit's experience in the traditional enterprise world will be extremely valuable as we continue to extend our product engineering and innovation expertise in building next generation digital enterprises. With the perfect mix of strategy and operations experience, I'm looking forward to his contributions to our India centers, as well as emerging markets."

"This is a great opportunity to work with such a talented team and company," said Sood. "I believe my background and global experience will nicely complement GlobalLogic's business objectives around the world, and especially in India. I look forward to further expanding our centers and capabilities in one of our fastest growing countries."

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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