'Pivotal in driving company's growth and transformation,' says CEO
"One of the key challenges to delivering upon the goals of INCAT 500 is the globalization of INCAT operations and building a scaleable, process-driven infrastructure," Harris noted in making the announcement. "As CIO, Balaji will play a pivotal role in driving and enabling this transformation."
INCAT 500 is the initiative, launched by Harris in April of this year, setting the organization on a course to become a $500 million company and growing its work force to more than 7,800 employees worldwide by 2010.
Prior to being appointed CIO, Balaji was the head of the INCAT ESG Practice in North America. Before joining INCAT, Balaji held the position of CIO - North America and Far East Operations of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems. While there, Balaji and his team streamlined IT operations to support a 250 percent business growth across North America and the Far East over a period of seven years.
"One of INCAT's key growth needs is a strategic approach to its information technology planning and implementation," Balaji noted. "I am excited to take on the role of CIO at INCAT. As a technology- and process- centric organization, the role of IT at INCAT expands beyond core internal process automation and transformation. IT, effectively utilized, will be a strategic enabler to drive new market opportunities with our key customers.
"I plan to leverage resources from our different practices and our global offices to shape a team that is unmatched in the world. This team will develop and foster that strategic approach, so that the INCAT IT operations are best aligned to support and advance the company's overall value proposition."
"I'm pleased to have Balaji join my INCAT Executive Team," said Harris. "His experience and insights will be instrumental as we work toward our goal of achieving worldwide leadership in engineering services outsourcing (ESO) and product development IT services."
Balaji brings more than 15 years of experience in IT and process re- engineering and transformation in the aerospace, consumer goods and automotive sectors. He earned his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) and a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State University.
About INCAT
INCAT is a Tata Technologies company. Founded in 1989, the Company is a global leader in engineering services outsourcing (ESO) and product development IT to the world's largest automotive, aerospace and durable goods manufacturers. INCAT provides services and solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) that create value for its clients through its unique-in-the-industry Global Delivery Model, its state-of-the-art technology and a pragmatic approach to engineering and manufacturing processes that reduces costs and time to market; and helps clients realize superior products.
INCAT is headquartered in the United States (Novi, Mich.), India (Pune) and Germany (Stuttgart). Tata Technologies is headquartered in Singapore. INCAT has a combined global work force of more than 3,000 employees serving clients worldwide from facilities in North America, Europe and the Asia- Pacific region. www.incat.com
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