Infor announces new business unit in India
GLOBAL provider in business cloud software specialized by industry, Infore, recently announced the India Business Unit (IBU) as a new separate region — comprising India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan — to further accelerate progress and tap growth opportunities in this vast market.
In addition, Ranga Pothula was named managing director and general manager for the IBU to drive the next phase of growth. This move “lowers the center of gravity and puts — more so than ever — the Infor customer at the pivot of all engagements, a shift that is aimed to enhance customer satisfaction and experience,” according to the company.
“India has long been a strategic market for Infor, one that is instrumental to the growth of our overall business. With an IPO in the cards, India and other regions need to fire on all cylinders,” said Charles Phillips, chief executive officer.
“The new IBU is Infor’s strategic response to the immense market opportunities afforded by digital technologies such as cloud, mobility, artificial intelligence and IoT in accelerating innovation across public and private sectors in India. Ranga is well- placed to lead IBU into unprecedented growth — having been at the helm of both R& D and CoE services across multiple products, and growing global delivery services ten- fold under his charge in his two decades with Infor,” Phillips added.
This announcement reinforces Infor’s long- term commitment and investments in this market to date, with India today being the company’s top two largest locations in the world with over 3,000 people in the region.
“Infor has a robust product innovation and growth roadmap that places a laser-sharp focus on delivering exacting customer demands for last- mile functionality specialized by industry,” said Ranga Pothula, commenting on his new challenge. “Furthermore, as digital transformation continues to sweep enterprise and SME (small and medium enterprise) businesses in India and beyond, Infor is well- positioned to deliver mission- critical business software in the cloud. I look forward to further scaling our IBU operations by sharpening focus on global delivery, servicing offerings, technology developments, and strengthening customer and partner relations.”