Virtusa appoints Santosh Thomas as CEO as founder Kris Canekeratne steps away

Chennai: Virtusa Corp., an American IT services firm, has appointed Santosh Thomas as its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing founder Kris Canekeratne who is stepping away from day-to-day operations of the company.

Santosh joins Virtusa from Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. where, as president of global growth markets, he managed a business with revenue of more than $4 billion. As Virtusa CEO, he’ll help the Southborough, Massachusetts-based company drive growth in key markets and continue to be recognised as employer of choice.