Virtusa announced today that Samir Dhir, Chief Delivery Officer and Head of India Operations, has been appointed President of Banking and Financial Services (BFS), effective immediately. Mr. Dhir replaces Jitin Goyal who resigned to pursue other interests.
Commenting on the appointment, Kris Canekeratne, Virtusa’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “I would like to congratulate Samir on his appointment to President of Banking and Financial Services. Since the announcement of our acquisition, Samir has played a key role in the successful integration of Polaris and took overall responsibility for our largest banking client. I am confident that Samir and the BFS leadership team will continue to build on our strong platform and enable us to further capitalize on the significant digital transformation opportunity. I would also like to thank Jitin for his many contributions including the successful integration of Polaris into Virtusa. We wish Jitin the very best.”
Dhir is a 23 year veteran of the IT Services industry. Since joining Virtusa in 2010 he has served as Chief Delivery Officer and Head of India Operations, responsible for global delivery across all operating geographies. During his tenure, Dhir has built strong executive relationships with the firm’s largest clients, including Citigroup and British Telecommunications plc. He is also a key member of NASSCOM’s IT Services Council which has been initiated to sustain and grow global leadership in IT. Prior to Virtusa, Dhir worked for Wipro Technologies where he managed a large delivery organization for technology, media, transportation and services business, handled the company’s SAP Practice and ran the managed services business. Prior to Wipro he held leadership positions with Avaya and Lucent Technologies in the UK.
