Persistent Systems appoints Keskar as independent director

Software product development services Persistent Systems today announced that it has appointed Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar on its Board as an independent director.

"We are pleased to welcome Keskar to our Board. The functional experience and deep connections that Keskar brings from the aerospace industry and other influential boards on which he serves will be extremely valuable to Persistent Systems at this stage of our growth," Chairman and Managing Director Anand Deshpande said in a statement here.

The company also announced that Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) Managing Partner Promod Haque has stepped down from the Board of Directors, a position he had held since November 2005.

Earlier in August, Persistent's Board of Directors had appointed two additional independent directors -- Tata Motors (India) Managing Director Prakash Telang and Jacobs Engineering India Director (Finance) Kiran Umrootkar.