Sharad Srivastava appointed as vice president of CSC

By Our Corporate Bureau | 24 Mar 2004

Sharad SrivastavaNew Delhi: Sharad Srivastava has been appointed vice president - financial services group, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC). The corporation provides innovative customised information technology (IT) solutions to clients by combining cutting edge technologies with domain expertise in the financial services sector including property and casualty insurance, life insurance, banking and healthcare industries. Srivastava is based at the company's corporate office in Noida.

According to Dr. Arun Maheshwari, managing director, president and CEO, CSC India, “The appointment of Sharad is further proof of our ongoing and growing commitment in India. His unrivalled IT experience coupled with a quality team in the country will keep CSC at the forefront of the fast-moving and growing finance and insurance domain." An IIT graduate, Sharad Srivastava has an overall experience of 25 years as an IT professional with a successful track record across software exports, hardware and the telecom business in general management, sales and marketing, production and delivery operations. In his 25 years in the industry, Sharad has held important positions with organizations like the FI Group PLC/ XANSA PLC, as the managing director and the president of Hero Corporate Services Ltd.

Said Srivastava, “As the person at the helm of the financial services group at CSC India, it will be my endeavour to keep the team motivated and instill the CSC work culture. Another enormously vital assignment for me is to sustain the current growth rate for the FSG business in India. With the imperatives of growth, it is essential to retain the core values and culture of CSC India.“

CSC was recently rated among the Best IT Employers in India by leading research agency, IDC (DQ-IDC Best Employers Survey, 2003). CSC's operations in India are located at three state-of-the-art development centers in Noida and Indore. The company recently announced the opening of its fourth center in Noida and a fifth one in Hyderabad. More than 1,300 qualified and experienced professionals operate out of these centres.