Virtusa CEO ‘Business Leader of the Year’
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), global business consulting and IT
outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and
industry solutions to transform the customer experience, today announced
that the Worcester Business Journal has named CEO, Kris Canekeratne one
of its Business Leaders of the Year (in the large business category).
Kris Canekeratne |
“I am delighted to have been named WBJ's Business Leader of the Year.
This recognition is a direct reflection of the dedication and hard work
of our global team members and their commitment to our clients,” said
Kris Canekeratne, chairman and CEO at Virtusa. Central Massachusetts has
been home to Virtusa since our inception and has provided us with
excellent infrastructure and easy access to talent, all key enablers of
our growth platform.
In its announcement, the Worcester Business Journal recognized
Canekeratne for his role in driving continued success at Virtusa and for
helping transform the IT industry as whole.
Over the past eight years, Virtusa experienced significant growth
across industries such as banking and financial services, insurance and
healthcare under Canekeratne's leadership.
The Worcester Business Journal noted that, “As customers shift toward
more online and mobile services, Virtusa could be on the brink of
another boom.” “The Virtusa story is very compelling as a company that
has stayed ahead of the curve of change in information technology,” said
Rick Saia, editor of the Worcester Business Journal.
That takes great foresight, and it's something Kris Canekeratne has
shown since he founded the company. He seems to have that combination of
engineering and business acumen that is elusive in many people.
As the IT industry transforms to capitalize on new opportunities,
Virtusa continues to lead in mobile, social and other emerging
technologies.
Virtusa enables its customers to build and deploy new solutions that
drive business transformation.
In addition to his business accomplishments, the Worcester Business
Journal also recognized Canekeratne for spearheading Virtusas
award-winning sustainability efforts and community involvement.
The company continues to apply itstechnical skills and expertise to a
variety of initiatives that positively impact surrounding communities.
This recognition joins a number of accolades Virtusa has achieved
including being named to Forbes 2012 and 2011 Best Small Companies in
America, prestigious ranking by Dataquest-CMR as one of the Best IT
Employers in India for four consecutive years (2012, 2011, 2010 and
2009), inclusion on the 2012 GS100 list and 2012 FinTech 100 list, and
recognition from Stevie's American Business Awards and International
Business Awards for HR department of the year.
The 2013 Worcester Business Journal Business Leaders will be honored
at a special ceremony on March 26 ,at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester,
MA.
For more information on this year's honorees, could be obtained from,
http://ow.ly/hSTZy
Virtusa provides end-to-end information technology (IT) services to
Global 2000 companies. These services, which include IT consulting,
application maintenance, development, systems integration and managed
services, leverage a unique Platforming methodology that transforms
clients, businesses through IT rationalization. Virtusa helps customers
accelerate business outcomes by consolidating, rationalizing, and
modernizing their core customer-facing processes into one or more core
systems. |