Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that Tara Kumar Dutt has been appointed as Director, Head of Solution Consulting, Asia Pacific for Banking and Capital Markets.
Tara Dutt will run the Solution Consulting business in the region, reporting to the VP Global Sales Operations & Solution Consulting, Amanda Buckley. He joins Misys having been at Oracle for nine years overall, where he was the Director of its Financial Services Industry business unit for Asia Pacific.
Tara Dutt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience across banking functions gained from working for both financial institutions and technology solution providers to the banking sector. Within his 20 years in the industry, he has served in Mashreq Bank in Dubai, SAP Asia and Siebel Inc.
Within financial institutions, he has held finance and IT responsibilities and has previously run bank-wide key initiatives in finance, risk and technology. Additionally, he has held senior roles in consulting, product-solution strategy and business development for the banking industry.
Amanda Buckley, VP Global Sales Operations & Solution Consulting, Misys, comments, "I am very pleased that Tara Dutt has joined us at a time when our customers are turning to us for advice and consulting more than ever. Tara's experience on both sides of the bank / supplier relationship means that he is very well placed to make sure that our customers get the most value out of our solutions to help them address their business issues. Our Asia Pacific business has grown strongly over the past few years and this senior management appointment will enable us to capitalise on that success and make sure we get even closer to our customers."