Persistent Systems announced that Dhanashree Bhatjoined as the Chief Operating Officer. She will lead IT, Administration & Facilities, Learning & Development, Enterprise risk management, ESG and Delivery excellence. She comes with diverse experience from multiple leadership roles at Tech Mahindra over the last two decades.

In her last role, she served as Chief Delivery Officer of the Communications, Media and Telecom (CMT) group. Dhanashree is an advocate for women in tech, DEI, and education for the girl child. Dhanashree's service delivery rigor combined with her deep operations experience will further strengthen Persistent's service delivery.

Sumit Arora has joined as Senior Vice President responsible for setting up and driving the Consulting practice. He comes to Persistent with extensive experience in consulting and technology services. He will play a crucial role in helping clients develop strategies to modernize core business operations, with a strong emphasis on enhancing customer experience and digital capabilities.

Sumit joins Persistent from Wells Fargo, where he was Senior Vice President ? Enterprise Payments Strategy and Planning.