Steering Business Enterprise Date:   Wednesday , March 03, 2010 Sudheer Mareddi has been appointed as the Senior Vice President (SVP) - Managed Services SBU at Virtusa. With over two decades of IT experience, Mareddi’s major achievements are in identifying growth markets, driving business strategy, key customer acquisitions, creating new service lines and expanding delivery footprint to emerging geographies. Commenting on his new role, Mareddi says, “I am excited at this role when demand for Managed Services is growing, with customers expecting high business value from it.” Mareddi’s previous assignment was with Satyam where he managed large business portfolios and played a key role in creating new markets. Prior to this, he was associated with TCS in managing outsourcing programs and delivering technical solutions to Fortune 500 businesses. Mareddi believes that his strengths – taking risks, seeking for higher responsibilities and finding out new business perspectives – will help him successfully achieve all his goals. He also believes that a leader should have the skill to identify the right talent and also encourage the team to achieve the goals rather than dominating them. He advises the young techies to develop business ideas in what they do and should also maintain a good balance in work life. Outside work, Mareddi loves reading history, visiting places of archaeological interest and listening to music. He has done his Bachelors in Engineering from BITS Pilani.