Former IGATE and mBlox exec joins as software quality & productivity measurement becomes a boardroom topic

LONDON, April 20th 2015 - CAST, a leader in software analysis and measurement, today announced Vishal Bhatnagar as its head of UK and Ireland operations. He joins CAST from IGATE, a leader in IT services and consulting, where he was responsible for sales, solutions creation and client management for the Telecom & Media verticals across Europe.

During his time at IGATE, Vishal grew his portfolio from $3m to $45m within seven years, pioneering the first full managed services deal (including TUPE & client IT asset transfer) in the company's history. With a wealth of experience that includes working at mBLOX and Comverse, Vishal Bhatnagar will be a welcomed addition as CAST continues to grow its UK and Ireland customer base.

'We are extremely happy Vishal Bhatnagar is joining the CAST team, his industry and SI expertise will be a great asset to the European office. His lateral thinking and industry knowledge will enable CAST to reach its 2015 objectives and goals across the UK,' commented Gregg Blatt, EVP Field Operations, CAST.

'I am looking forward to the new challenges ahead in strengthening CAST's presence in the UK and Ireland. I plan to use my business experience to help clients benefit from CAST's ability to measure software quality & productivity to become more efficient and enable digital transformation in their IT organizations.' said Vishal Bhatnagar, Managing Director, CAST Software UK.

About CAST
CAST is a pioneer and world leader in Software Analysis and Measurement, with unique technology resulting from more than $120 million in R&D investment. CAST introduces fact-based transparency into application development and sourcing to transform it into a management discipline. More than 250 companies across all industry sectors and geographies rely on CAST to prevent business disruption while reducing hard IT costs. CAST is an integral part of software delivery and maintenance at the world's leading IT service providers.
Founded in 1990, CAST is listed on NYSE-Euronext (Euronext: CAS) and serves IT intensive enterprises worldwide with a network of offices in North America, Europe and India.

For more information about CAST:
Web: http://www.castsoftware.com
Blog: blog.castsoftware.com
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