Mahindra Satyam BPO

Vijay’s appointment as COO comes at an opportune time when Satyam BPO is strengthening its focus on specialty offerings after being Ranked a global #2 BPO in the Brown-Wilson’s Black Book of Outsourcing. Primarily he will be responsible for driving business transformation across customer engagements, a critical component to stay ahead in the marketplace.

Prior to joining Satyam BPO, Vijay was associated with GE Money, India, as Chief Operating Officer. He has over 20 years of experience in the service industry with leading organizations. His previous responsibilities include Operations, Finance, and Technology with global organizations like American Express and California Micro Devices (CMD). During his global career, Vijay has focused on critical assignments/turn-around stories ranging from delivery to technology and business process reengineering.

Vijay is an alumnus of Kellogg’s School of Management, Illinois, and holds a Masters’ degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas.

Commenting on the appointment, Venkatesh Roddam, Satyam BPO’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are delighted to have Vijay on board. He has extensive experience acquired from working with global organizations. His broad outlook will benefit Satyam BPO and our customers.”

Speaking about his new assignment, Vijay Rangineni, COO, Satyam BPO, said, "Satyam BPO’s strong foothold in the specialty sphere has made the organization a leader. My focus will be on taking this leadership position forward by looking at creating more such leadership opportunities, especially in operational excellence. The focus will be on end-customer delight which will pave way for the ‘One Customer’ experience”.

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