NEW YORK, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact (NYSE:
G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering
digital transformation, today announced that Brian Stevens, executive chairman of Neural
Magic, has joined its board of directors. The appointment is
effective immediately.
In addition, James Madden has
become chairman of the board, replacing Robert Scott, who has retired.
"I would like to thank Bob Scott
for his stellar service, including nearly a decade of strong and
thoughtful leadership as chairman. Genpact has benefitted
substantially from his extensive business acumen, wisdom, and keen
intellect, and we wish him all the best," said 'Tiger'
Tyagarajan, president and chief executive officer, Genpact. "I
look forward to working closely with Jim
Madden as chairman, and continuing to build on the great
counsel he has provided as a long-standing Genpact board
member."
At Neural Magic, Stevens works with a team of professors,
research scientists, and former graduate students from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
who are co-innovating to create groundbreaking algorithms to make
deep learning on commodity central processing units that
outperforms proprietary graphics processing units. Previously, he
was vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of Google
Cloud. He also worked at Red Hat for more than 12 years, most
recently as executive vice president of worldwide engineering and
CTO.
"It is an honor to have Brian join our board," said
James Madden, chairman of the board,
Genpact. "His deep experience in leadership roles at both big
tech and startups will provide valuable insights to
Genpact. We look forward to his contributions."
Stevens also serves on the board of directors of Nutanix, a
cloud-computing company, and as an advisor to ClimaCell, a micro
weather forecasting company, and CapitalG, a private growth equity
investment fund that is part of Alphabet. He has a master's degree
in computer systems from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and a bachelor's degree in computer
science from the University of New
Hampshire.
"Brian's extensive experience at cutting-edge technology
companies and proven background in driving innovation in areas like
cloud-based technologies, virtualization, and machine learning will
be critical in how businesses will operate in the 'new normal' as
the deployment of cloud-based solutions and services rapidly
increases," said Tyagarajan. "His track record in leading digital
transformation initiatives with insights from roles as a
technologist, board member, and advisor will be a great asset to
Genpact."
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global
professional services firm that makes business transformation real.
We drive digital-led innovation and digitally-enabled intelligent
operations for our clients, guided by our experience running
thousands of processes primarily for Global Fortune 500
companies. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve
problems with data and analytics. Combining our expertise in
end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we
focus on the details – all 90,000+ of us. From New York to New
Delhi and more than 30 countries in between, we connect
every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent companies' ways of
working. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish
creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we'll be there
with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold,
lasting results – because transformation happens here. Get to know
us at Genpact.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and
Facebook.
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Michael
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michael.schneider@genpact.com
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Roger Sachs,
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roger.sachs@genpact.com
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