Sonata Software appoints Murali Swaminathan as Head- Human Resources

Sonata Software, the leading IT consulting and software services provider, today announced the appointment of Mr. Murali Swaminathan as Head - Human Resources. In this position Murali will be involved in synchronizing the HR function with the company’s operational and business requirements.

Murali brings with him over 22 years of experience in HR domains such as People Management, Leadership Development, Performance & Rewards, and Consulting across a diverse range of industries including Manufacturing, IT/ITES Services and Consulting. Prior to joining Sonata, Murali worked as a Consultant, Business & Executive Coach and has to his credit several coaching and senior leadership assessments. He was also the founder and CEO of a startup assessment company providing online assessment solutions. Murali has also been involved in designing and implementation of several assessment and development centers. During the course of his career, he worked in different capacities with various IT as well as non-IT organizations including Perot Systems Inc., 24/7 Customer, SPIC Group, Oberoi Hotels and Mercer.

Commenting on his appointment, President and Managing Director of Sonata Software, Mr B Ramaswamy said, “We are delighted to have Murali as a part of our leadership team. Sonata is built and has grown on the strength of its people and the high performance orientation that exists within the company. Murali’s vast people management experience makes him a valuable asset for Sonata and I am confident that he will be able to further strengthen the employee focus of our organization and work extensively towards building a sustainable performance culture.”

On his appointment, Murali stated, "I am excited to be a part of the Sonata Software team. HR has a very key role to play in the IT industry today which is highly people dependent. Together with the leadership team I am looking forward to implementing global processes that ensure we maintain significant focus on what's most important to our company - our people.”

Murali has worked on and developed leading-edge tools for People Management. He is India’s first accredited consultant for CTT (Cultural Transformation Tools®) as an affiliate of Richard Barrett & Associates Inc.

About Sonata Software Limited
Sonata Software, headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a leading IT consulting and services company. Sonata's customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its portfolio of services includes IT Consulting, Product Engineering Services, Travel Solutions, Application Development, Application Management, Managed Testing, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure Management and Packaged Applications. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for 2008-09, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the second consecutive year. Sonata Software has also been ranked Global #2 in the 2008 Top Ten ESO: Outsourced Software Development in The Black Book of Outsourcing.