Anupam Pahuja appointed MD, SumTotal India

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 14 July 2008, 17:52 IST
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Mountainview (California): SumTotal Systems, a global provider of talent development solutions, has appointed Anupam Pahuja as the Managing Director of SumTotal India. He will be responsible for all functions at SumTotal India including research and development, professional services, customer support and sustained engineering. The current Managing Director of SumTotal India, Sudheer Koneru will continue as Chairman of the India Board for SumTotal. In his new role, he will mentor the Management Team in India and provide advice and counsel to the Global Executive Team. Talking about the development, Don Fowler, CEO, SumTotal Systems, said, "We are extremely pleased to have Pahuja as the head of our India operations. His unique combination of technical, management, business and international experience makes him an excellent choice for this position. This appointment is further evidence of our long-term commitment to India as a strategic operational hub." Pahuja has significant experience in managing global operations both in the U.S. and in Asia. He was earlier the CEO of SeaKey, a company he acquired from Volvo, which provides safety and security services to vessels at sea. Prior to SeaKey, Pahuja co-founded and served as the COO of MobiApps, a satellite technology company he grew to have a presence in over 10 countries. He managed the company's worldwide operations including establishing and running technology development centers in India and in Singapore. In the past he has held technology leadership positions with Accenture, Georgetown University, and United Press International (UPI). Pahuja has an MBA in International Business from Georgetown University, Washington D.C., and a B.S. in Information Systems from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.