Capco, the global management and technology consultancy, has announced the appointment of Abhay Agarwal as Executive Director and Head of its Pune and Gurgaon operations.

With over 20 years of technology leadership experience supporting financial services clients across multiple markets and regions, Abhay has responsibility and day-to-day oversight of Capco’s team of 100+Pune-based consultants, as well as newly established Gurgaon operations.

Abhay joins from product engineering and digital technologies solutions provider Infogain in Delhi. Prior to that role, he was a senior manager at Accenture for more than 15 years, where he worked with major financial services organizations from the US, UK, Canada and Europe. He holds a post-graduate degree in computers from Birla Institute of Applied Sciences.

Hiri Kowshika, Partner and Head of India, said:
“Abhay brings extensive experience in driving major change agendas and cross functional initiatives within large organizations, includingdata strategy,

Im excited to join a leadership team here in India that has such exceptional experience in helping firms implement their technology transformation and business change agendas.I look forward to playing my part in the next phase of Capco Indias expansion and success

IT transformation, product implementation and integration, re-platforming, and application modernization projects. His proven expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to expand our operation in Pune and the roster of clients we support from that location.”

Abhay Agarwal said:
“These are fast-moving and challenging times for the financial services industry. Capco has a unique offering that combines deep domain knowledge with a broad range of capabilities that drive innovation around digital enablement, data and new ways of working. These are particularly important areas of focus in the current COVID environment as our clients look to navigate their journeys towards the post-pandemic ‘new normal’. I’m excited to join a leadership team here in India that has such exceptional experience in helping firms implement their technology transformation and business change agendas. I look forward to playing my part in the next phase of Capco India’s expansion and success.”