India: Nuvoco Vistas has appointed Abhijit Bhalerao as its chief information officer (CIO). He will be responsible for leading the technology initiatives at Nuvoco Group companies in business applications, enterprise architecture and infrastructure domains, according to the Economic Times of India newspaper.
Bhalerao was previously the Head of Group IT at Dr Abhay Firodia Group, including Force Motors, Jaya Hind Industries and several joint-ventures. He holds over 20 years of professional and technology consulting expertise using emerging technologies to deliver business-focused solutions. He has served as director at Ernst and Young and advised business chief executive officers on technology, infrastructure, IT architecture and organisation-wide analytics adoption. Other positions include working for HCL Technology, Essar, Raymond and Steelage Industries. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Software & Applications and a bachelor's degree in Engineering.