Persistent Names Strategy Lead
Persistent Systems appointed Ruchi Kulhari as Executive Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Execution to strengthen leadership alignment and operational rigor as the company enters its next growth phase. The hire signals an emphasis on execution and go‑to‑market discipline for the India‑US software services player. (prnewswire.com)
Effective March 23, 2026 (EST), the company’s stock‑exchange disclosure lists Ruchi Kulhari as Executive Vice President – Enterprise Strategy & Execution with the additional designation of Chief of Staff and Senior Management Personnel (SMP). (bseindia.com, ) Persistent’s announcement assigns her to partner with CEO Sandeep Kalra and the Executive Leadership Team to convert strategic priorities into clearly defined initiatives and to lead cross‑functional programs including AI‑led transformation and operating‑model evolution. (persistent.com, ) The release catalogs Kulhari’s prior senior roles at Unisys (Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer), Coforge, Infosys and EXL Services, and corporate filings confirm she joins Persistent directly from her CHRO post at Unisys. (persistent.com, citybiz.co, ) The appointment notice reiterates Persistent’s scale as reported in the same release — “over 26,500 employees located in 18 countries” — and flags the firm’s listings on BSE (533179) and NSE (PERSISTENT). (persistent.com, ) Persistent disclosed the hire amid recent results showing $406.2 million revenue in Q2 FY26 and what management described as the company’s 22nd consecutive quarter of sequential growth, following consolidated FY25 revenue of $1.4091 billion as the firm pursues multi‑billion‑dollar expansion targets. (persistent.com, enterpriseitworld.com, ) The Regulation 30 filing notifying exchanges of the appointment was signed by Company Secretary Amit Atre and submitted as part of Persistent’s investor communications under SEBI listing rules. (bseindia.com, )
