QBurst, a digital engineering business, has appointed Arun Kumar Ramchandran as its new chief executive officer (CEO). And now Ramchandran, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta will be helping Qburst build and grow its global business in line with its goal to become a differentiated AI-led platform.
Rak, as Ramchandran is popularly known, was with Infosys, as group client relations manager/BDM, working out of San Francisco Bay Area for almost three years, from 1999 to 2002.
He then moved to Virtusa, to take on the role of vice president, head of business unit.
November 2003 saw him return to Infosys, as AVP and head-worldwide sales, strategic global sourcing. By June of 2008, he was elevated to vice president, head-global life sciences unit. This second stint with Infosys lasted almost eight year.
His next stop was Capgemini, where he joined as SVP, global head- strategic sales, application services (NA, UK, APAC and FS). Four years into this role, he was promoted to the position of EVP, chief client officer& head of sales, Sogeti US, a Capgemini company.
It was in July of 2017 that Rak began his association with Hexaware Technologies, as global business unit P&L head, hi-tech, platforms and professional services vertical, based out of Palo Alto, California. A year later, he became chief mentor, Hexaware Future Leaders and Executives programme (HFLX). From 2021 to 2022 he took on the role of CVP, global market leader, digital core transformation service line.
Since October 2022, he has been serving as president-Hexaware, a Carlyle Group Company. In July 2024 he was made part of the Board of Hexaware Mexico.
To his new role at QBurst ,Ramachandran brings 25 years of leadership experience in technology-driven digital transformation and consulting. Across his professional journey, he has built and grown businesses in challenging market conditions, having worked with a wide range of clients from startups to F500 enterprises across industries.
Rak feels, “With the convergence of disruptive changes and shifting environment across technology, industries and regulations, a focused and differentiated firm like QBurst has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to break away from the pack and create a new technology & engineering services firm and delivery model for the AI-driven future.”
Rak is “honored and excited to be stepping in as the CEO of QBurst at this important inflection point in its growth journey.”
QBurst provides cutting-edge technology solutions to a blue-chip client base across the US, Japan, South Africa, Europe and Middle East.
Ramchandran’s passion for emerging technologies and AI will be an asset to QBurst, which was acquired by Multiples Alternate Asset Management (Multiples) in a $200 million deal.
Renuka Ramnath, founder & CEO of Multiples and Manish Gaur, MD of Multiples, said, are relying on “Rak’s success in building and growing global businesses” which “aligns very well with our desire to build QBurst into a scaled, differentiated AI-led platform.”