Bristlecone announced today that its Board of Directors has named Nirav Patel, a long-time Cognizant Executive, as its President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.
Nirav Patel, a technology veteran, has more than two decades of experience in building, operating and scaling multibillion-dollar businesses. Most recently, Patel was Senior Vice President and Global Markets Leader of Cognizant’s Communications, Media and Technology business and a member of its Executive Leadership Team. In this role, he led a strategic review and shift of Cognizant’s core businesses across the Telecom, Media, Entertainment and Technology sectors to pivot them to digital, and to put the company on an accelerated growth path, scaling them to over $2 billion in annual revenue globally.
Nirav Patel previously served as Head of Global Delivery managing industry practices such as Retail, CPG, Manufacturing, Logistics and Transportation for Cognizant. He has extensive experience servicing clients across North America, Europe and Asia.
View Official Press Release: Bristlecone, a Mahindra Group Company, Names Nirav Patel as President and Chief Executive OfficerBRISTLECONE
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