Aztecsoft announces Samir Bodas as CEO

Company Brief

Mumbai, October 25, 2007

Aztecsoft, the Global Software Engineering Services company, announced that Mr. Samir Bodas has been promoted as its Chief Executive Officer. Samir Bodas was earlier the President of Aztecsoft.

Samir Bodas has over 20 years of experience in software engineering, business, strategy, sales, and marketing. Samir graduated with distinction in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin and received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business, where he was a Palmer scholar.

Speaking on the appointment of Samir Bodas as CEO of Aztecsoft, Mr. K B Chandrasekhar, Chairman, Aztecsoft said “Samir has an excellent track record and is already driving several initiatives to improve the way Aztecsoft operates today. His attention to detail, passion for people, process and technology and his drive to excel has given us confidence in his leadership, and we hope to see the growth momentum at Aztecsoft to be driven to new heights.”

Mr. V Chandrasekaran, Managing Director, Aztecsoft said “I am confident that Samir will take Aztecsoft to greater heights and I wish him success”.

Samir said “I am delighted to be appointed as the CEO of Aztecsoft as it enters a new phase of growth, and am very excited to lead this remarkable company to the next level.”

Detailed Profile: Samir Bodas

Samir has over 20 years of experience in software engineering, business strategy, general management, and sales and marketing.

Samir graduated with distinction in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin and received his MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Wharton School of Business, where he was a Palmer scholar.

After receiving his CS degree, Samir worked at National Instruments as a software engineer. He started his business career at McKinsey & Co. as an intern. He then spent several years at Microsoft Corp., most recently as the Director of SME Customer marketing where he charted out worldwide strategy and execution for demand generation, licensing, anti-piracy, and aggressively promoted on-line efforts targeting SME customers.

He later joined Jamcracker as Vice President, Strategic Alliances where he drove channel sales and marketing strategy, and managed key strategic accounts such as Accenture, Telus, and Unisys.

In early 2003, Samir joined Disha Technologies as its CEO. He propelled and positioned Disha as the leading provider of independent testing services to software product companies, and successfully managed its acquisition by Aztecsoft. Samir then became President, Product Engineering at Aztecsoft. In May 2007, he was appointed as President of Aztecsoft Limited.

Samir is the founding charter member of the Seattle Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), and is actively involved with several charities.

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