Palo Alto, Calif. - August 27, 2008 - Blue Vector Systems today announced that Sridhar Ranganathan, the company’s senior vice president of engineering and client services and managing director of Blue Vector India, has been honored for his extraordinary contribution in entrepreneurship from the South Indian Education Society (SIES).
Ranganathan received the award-recognizing the contributions of individuals in their various fields of endeavor-in Mumbai during the SIES College’s 75th anniversary. Dr. Abdul Kalam, the former president of India, presented the award to Ranganathan. Pioneered in 1932, the South Indian Education Society (SIES) is one of the oldest and premier educational societies in Mumbai with over 18,000 of the country’s top students enrolled in a various SIES institutions, including an elite high school along with an array of arts, sciences, and commerce colleges.
“It’s truly an honor to be presented with this award by the former president of India during the celebration of 75 years of academic excellence at one of the country’s top centers of higher learning,” said Ranganathan. “I’ve always believed that success takes more than just hard work; it requires being able to build a world-class team. India has an unbelievable wealth of talent, and as Blue Vector India continues its strong market momentum, we’re continuing to build our employee ranks with India’s best and brightest.”
Ranganathan serves as the company’s senior vice president of engineering and client services and managing director of Blue Vector India, where he launched the company’s Bangalore India Center in May 2006. A former Yahoo! executive, he headed up Yahoo! Everywhere and also served as chief operating officer for Yahoo! Software Development Center in Bangalore. Ranganathan started his career as a software engineer at Xerox Corporation, before joining Pure Software (later becoming Rational Software and then IBM). He holds a degree in Computer Science from Bombay University, an MS in Computer Science from Villanova University, and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
“Blue Vector is very proud of Sridhar’s accomplishment,” said Mike Gardner, Blue Vector president and CEO. “This award not only showcases his talents and ability, but also the respect he’s garnered from his community.”
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