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As President of Persistent Systems Inc., Ranga is responsible for the company’s global sales, marketing and business development initiatives and for positioning Persistent as a leader in software product and technology services. Mr. Puranik began his tenure with Persistent Systems in 2010 as the Executive Vice President of New Initiatives where he was instrumental in the development and execution of the company’s growth strategy in the Cloud, Big Data, Social and Mobility areas. Ranga brings with him strong global experience in software, telecom, enterprise and global product development having worked with GE, Motorola and Sasken in various leadership roles over the past 20 years. Prior to joining Persistent, Ranga was Senior Vice President at Sasken and head of the Network Solutions Group. Ranga was also Head of the North America region for Sasken, where he successfully drove sales growth across Sasken’s entire portfolio to the company’s installed customer base and into strategic new customer accounts.

Ranga worked at Motorola and GE for over fifteen years in various senior management and leadership roles in the telecom, healthcare, and software segments. Positions Ranga has held include General Manager & Managing Director designate, Motorola India Electronics Ltd, Bangalore; Director of Advanced Technology Business and Senior Director of Global R&D Strategy & Operations at Motorola's Networks Division in Chicago; and General Manager and Head of Global Software Operations, GE Medical Systems in Milwaukee. While at Motorola and GE, Ranga was involved in several strategic M&A initiatives and was responsible for leading large geographically distributed engineering teams. As a founding member of Motorola India, Ranga played a key leadership role in establishing the world’s first SEI Level 5 organization.

Before joining Motorola, Ranga worked as lead software engineer and project manager in PSI Data Systems and the Aeronautical Development Agency in India. Ranga holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication from Karnatak University.