Mumbai: IT major HTC Global Services on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nitesh Bansal as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. He was previously associated with Infosys as senior vice president.

Bansal will be responsible for global sales, marketing, delivery, and operations of the enterprise and report directly to CEO and founder Madhava Reddy, who will continue to drive strategy and direction for the company, according to the official statement.

In his over 23 years-long career at Infosys, Bansal was responsible for an engineering unit - covering global sales, delivery, marketing, consulting, and strategy functions. He established three billion-dollar business units, worked across geographies and industry verticals, and was also instrumental in some key acquisitions.

"We are excited to have someone of Nitesh's caliber and experience to lead HTC Global Services in its next chapter of growth," said Madhava Reddy. "Nitesh's appointment reflects our strategy and desire to accelerate our growth and make HTC Global Services a force to reckon with in this fast-changing world, full of opportunities and challenges. Nitesh is a technology visionary with a proven track record of success and execution. He has a strong drive, is customer-focused, with deep leadership capabilities."

In his illustrious career, Bansal has served as a member of Global Futures Council for Advanced Manufacturing at the World Economic Forum, national ER&D council of NASSCOM, industry advisory board of Tauber Institute of Global Operations, University of Michigan, advisory committee of SAE India, suppliers board of Open Networking Foundation (ONF), North American Manufacturers Association, and was also an external advisor to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Commenting on his new role, Bansal said, "I am very excited about this opportunity and humbled by the trust Mr Reddy and the whole HTC organisation has put in me. The world around us is rapidly evolving and digital technologies are constantly changing the way we interact and consume. HTC with its customer-centric approach and pedigree of high-quality service delivery is at the right place to catapult itself into becoming the trusted partner of choice that can make the digital change happen. I look forward to working with all clients and partners of HTC to achieve this together."