Paladion, the Bangalore-based information security services company has appointed Sunil Gupta as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Gupta was earlier associated with Infosys’ EdgeVerve as the COO. In this new role, Sunil is responsible for the business strategies and outcomes in MEA and India, and will direct all business units and delivery.

Paladion’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Rajat Mohanty, said, “Sunil brings a wealth of experience in building great organizations that deliver platform based services. He has a deep understanding of the dynamics that are playing out in enterprises as IT is transitioning to be more agile, secure and responsive. Sunil will help position Paladion effectively to solve the next gen challenges of security management.”

Sunil Gupta said, “My immediate emphasis will be on operational efficiency and to expand Paladion’s footprint into new markets in the pursuit of growth. We will also create new partnerships and business models to deliver greater value to our clients. I look forward to a lasting association with Paladion and a reciprocally progressive impact on both”.

Sunil has a B-Tech in Computer Science from NIT Trichy, Madras University. He began his career in NCR working for companies like C-DOT and Hughes Software systems, and later moved to Bangalore and worked for Symphony Teleca, Infosys and EdgeVerve. He currently lives in Bangalore with his family.

Over the past 30 years, Sunil has held several leadership roles; VP-Engineering in Aricent (erstwhile Hughes Software Systems), CTO in Symphony Teleca, COO in Logica India, and Edgeverve systems (an Infosys company). His expertise lies in translating strategic vision in to action, building high performance teams and helping businesses innovate and grow. Sunil has led large change management programs helping organizations achieve agility, client centricity, and people focus which are also the key underpinnings of Paladion’s vision.