Agilent Inaugurates India Solution Center To Accelerate Innovation And Expand The Frontiers Of Science

* Integrated Facility to Deliver End-to-End, Customized Workflows Across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Applied Markets

Agilent has announced the opening of its first-ever India Solution Center at its LEED Platinum-certified office in Manesar, Haryana. Designed to provide integrated solutions, this strategic investment marks a major milestone in Agilent’s global journey, highlighting strong focus on India as a high-growth, innovation-driven market. The facility was inaugurated in the esteemed presence of key opinion leaders and decision-makers from diverse sectors and markets that Agilent serves throughout India, who joined the ceremony to experience the center firsthand.

As India sees a rapid rise in chronic health conditions such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes, and a growing emphasis on environmental and food safety regulations, the demand for advanced, localized solutions is accelerating. The India Solution Center brings together Agilent’s expertise across different disciplines to deliver holistic end-to-end solutions in sectors such as GLP-1 analysis, emerging food and environmental contaminants analysis, and PFAS detection.

“India is a strategic market for Agilent, and we are thrilled to open our state-of-the-art Solution Center in Manesar, said Jonah Kirkwood, Chief Commercial Officer at Agilent. “This facility is designed to provide our India customers with the resources and collaboration they need to address critical scientific and health challenges. By offering holistic and specialized workflows—from sample preparation to smart and fast results reporting—we aim to boost lab efficiency, support automation, and promote sustainable practices. Our goal is to help labs meet their financial, scientific, and sustainability objectives”.

Spanning 12,500 square feet, the facility offers development of analytical workflow methods and novel applications, as well as proof-of-concept demonstration, and collaborative R&D and training. With dedicated zones for chromatography, mass-spectrometry, spectroscopy, genomics, cell analysis and lab informatics, the India Solution Center aims to address critical areas such as pharmaceutical quality control, biopharmaceutical development across modalities, food safety, environmental monitoring, cell biology, and cancer research. The center will also align with national initiatives such as “Make in India” to advance the country’s scientific and healthcare ecosystem.

“Our goal is to support our customers not only with cutting-edge technologies but also with personalized experiences that drive scientific progress and business growth,” added Bharat Bhardwaj, Vice President, APAC region, Agilent. “The India Solution Center embodies our focus on customer partnership, end-to-end solution delivery that offer practical and tangible benefits and enable innovation throughout the research and development lifecycle.”

The center’s location in Manesar, a key biopharma and research hub, ensures accessibility for customers across pharmaceutical, clinical, biopharma, food, chemical, and government sectors. The India Solution Center is part of Agilent’s plan to strengthen its footprint and engagement with customers more deeply throughout India.

About Agilent Technologies

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Sattva Group Partners With Sankalp India Foundation To Launch Blood Donation Drive On World Thalassemia Day

* A Collaboration to Support Thalassemia Patients and Raise Awareness in Bengaluru

In a landmark effort to make a meaningful impact on World Thalassemia Day, Sattva Group, one of Bengaluru’s leading real estate developers, has partnered with the esteemed Sankalp India Foundation to launch a series of blood donation drives across its IT parks in the city. This initiative is aimed at supporting patients battling thalassemia, a critical genetic blood disorder that necessitates regular blood transfusions for survival.

Initiated on World Thalassemia Day, this significant campaign will unfold over the next three months across Sattva’s IT campuses in Bengaluru, beginning with Sattva Knowledge Court and Sattva Mind Comp Tech Park. Thalassemia affects the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin and red blood cells, making frequent transfusions a non-negotiable part of treatment. Thus, this drive is more than just a collection of blood donations—it's a call to the corporate community to unite and address the urgent need for a stable supply of safe blood.

Despite being one of the most common genetic disorders in India, with over 10,000 children born with thalassemia major each year, awareness remains limited. This drive is more than just a collection of blood donations; it's a call to the corporate community to unite in ensuring a stable supply of safe blood for those in need.

“Our partnership with Sankalp India Foundation acknowledges the profound reality that surrounds us—right now, real people in our communities are facing challenges that we can help solve," stated Shivam Agarwal, VP of Strategy Growth at Sattva Group. "We invite all corporate entities within our campuses to join us because countless individuals await critical support—from life-saving blood donations to the fundamental resources necessary for their wellbeing. These are the ongoing realities of people in our community. Corporate India must recognize that our collective strength, when channeled with purpose, can transform lives and create lasting impact. Together, we can bridge gaps and create meaningful change that makes tomorrow better than today for those who need it most”

Each blood donation camp will offer pre-donation health checks, enlightening sessions about thalassemia, and expert medical support to ensure a safe and seamless process for donors. Participants will receive educational materials illustrating how one unit of blood can profoundly change lives.

“We are immensely grateful to Sattva Group for their proactive approach in supporting our cause,” said Rajat Kumar Agarwal, President Sankalp India Foundation. "We are honoured to partner with the Sattva Group for the voluntary blood donation campaign. This collaboration marks a powerful step towards solving one of the most urgent needs of thalassemia care: access to safe, regular blood transfusions. With the support of Sattva Group, we are working to ensure a steady, dependable blood supply for more than 2,500 thalassemia patients across our nationwide network of day care centres. For these children, every transfusion is not just a treatment, it’s a lifeline. Every unit of blood donated is a gift of strength, of hope, of life itself. We invite everyone to be part of this movement and stand with these young fighters who battle thalassemia every single day." 

By donating blood, professionals become part of a movement that extends compassion beyond the workplace and directly supports those battling thalassemia. Together, Sattva Group and Sankalp India Foundation invite the corporate community to participate in this essential initiative.

Nutanix And Pure Storage Partner To Deliver Greater Customer Choice With New Integrated Solution For Mission-Critical Workloads

* Combined benefits of Nutanix Cloud Platform with Pure Storage FlashArray to provide flexibility, security, and scale with the high-performance needed for the most demanding environments

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, and Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage platform and services, today announced a partnership aimed at providing a deeply integrated solution that will allow customers to seamlessly deploy and manage virtual workloads on a scalable modern infrastructure.

This integrated solution comes at a pivotal time for customers as the virtualization market evolution is top of mind. IT leaders are focused on helping their organizations maintain pace with the rapidly changing technology landscape while simultaneously implementing greater operational effectiveness. Gartner predicts that “by 2028, cost concerns will drive 70% of enterprise-scale VMware customers to migrate 50% of their virtual workloads1.”

With this collaboration, the Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure solution, powered by the Nutanix AHV hypervisor along with Nutanix Flow virtual networking and security, will integrate with Pure Storage FlashArray over NVMe/TCP to deliver a customer experience uniquely designed for high-demand data workloads, including AI.

Key Benefits:

Scalable, Modern Infrastructure - This partnership will provide customers with access to high-performance, flexible, and efficient full-stack infrastructure to power their most business-critical workloads through the simplicity and agility of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure for virtual compute, and the consistency, scalability, and performance density of Pure Storage all-flash systems.

Built-in Cyber Resilience - Customers will be able to strengthen their end-to-end cyber-resilience posture by leveraging native Nutanix capabilities,

1Gartner, Market Guide for Server Virtualization, Michael Warrilow, Philip Dawson, Tony Harvey, Elaine Zhang, 28 August, 2024. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

such as Flow micro-segmentation and disaster recovery orchestration, alongside Pure Storage FlashArray capabilities, such as data-at-rest encryption and SafeMode.

Freedom of Choice - Customers want agility and control of their mission- critical environments. The combination of Nutanix and Pure Storage will offer a resilient and easy-to-use alternative to existing market options.

“We’re thrilled to see Nutanix and Pure Storage joining forces. Their collective expertise, innovative technologies, and shared commitment to reliability and performance will deliver a compelling solution that directly addresses critical needs in the market,” said Anthony Jackman, Chief Innovation Officer at Expedient. “Expedient is proud to be an early design partner, collaborating closely with both companies to ensure this solution elevates the quality of service we deliver, ultimately enhancing the value and experience for our clients nationwide.”

“This new solution will help Nutanix and Pure Storage reach more customers together and help them better manage and modernize their mission-critical applications,” said Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix. “Our integrated solution will be ideally suited for companies with storage-rich environments looking for choices in modernization.”

“With more than 13,500 global customers, I’m hearing more than ever that organizations of all shapes and sizes have a growing need for efficient, flexible, and high-performance solutions that can also scale to support their most critical, data- intensive applications,” said Maciej Kranz, General Manager, Enterprise at Pure Storage. “Nutanix and Pure Storage are both known for pushing the boundaries of traditional infrastructure, driving innovation, and enabling unmatched agility. With this easy-to-manage solution, our joint customers will have the power of a virtual infrastructure that’s truly built for change.”

This solution will be supported on major server hardware partners that currently support Pure Storage FlashArray, including Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo and Supermicro, for both existing and new deployments.

Additionally, Cisco and Pure Storage are expanding their partnership of more than 60 FlashStack validated designs to include Nutanix in the portfolio - further simplifying full-stack delivery.

“The future of infrastructure is defined by flexibility,” said Jeremy Foster, SVP and General Manager, Cisco Compute. “That’s exactly what this next evolution of FlashStack delivers. With nearly a decade of joint innovation with Pure Storage, and an expanded partnership and co-development roadmap with Nutanix, we’re offering a proven platform backed by Cisco validated designs, a world-class joint support model, and deep integration with Cisco Intersight – providing unified visibility across both Pure Storage and Nutanix clusters for a more complete view of the operating environment. This level of integration, insight, and support is what will set FlashStack with Nutanix apart in the market.”

The solution is currently under development and is expected to be in early access by the summer of 2025 and generally available at the end of this calendar year through both Nutanix and Pure Storage channel partners.

For more information and to sign up for early access visit Nutanix and Pure Storage.

About Nutanix

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software, offering organizations a single platform for running applications and managing data, anywhere. With Nutanix, companies can reduce complexity and simplify operations, freeing them to focus on their business outcomes. Building on its legacy as the pioneer of hyperconverged infrastructure, Nutanix is trusted by companies worldwide to power hybrid multicloud environments consistently, simply, and cost-effectively. Learn more at www.nutanix.com or follow us on social media @nutanix.

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About Pure Storage

Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) delivers the industry’s most advanced data storage platform to store, manage, and protect the world’s data at any scale. With Pure Storage, organizations have ultimate simplicity and flexibility, saving time, money, and energy. From AI to archive, Pure Storage delivers a cloud experience with one unified Storage as-a-Service platform across on-premises, cloud, and hosted environments. Our platform is built on our Evergreen architecture that evolves with your business — always getting newer and better with zero planned downtime, guaranteed. Our customers are actively increasing their capacity and processing power while significantly reducing their carbon and energy footprint. It’s easy to fall in love with Pure Storage, as evidenced by the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.

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ELGi Inaugurates New Corporate Office On Richmond Road, Bangalore

Elgi Equipments Limited (BSE: 522074 | NSE: ELGIEQUIP), a global leader in air compressor manufacturing, inaugurated its new corporate office on Richmond Road, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore. The six-level, purpose-built facility reflects ELGi’s commitment to innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. Re-designed from the ground up, the office promotes a dynamic and engaging work environment while incorporating eco-conscious features such as energy-efficient LED lighting, an energy-efficient transformer, and future plans for rooftop solar panels. The inauguration ceremony was led by ELGi’s senior leadership in the presence of enthusiastic employees, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey towards global compressed air excellence and innovation. 

About ELGi: Elgi Equipments Limited is a global air compressor manufacturer renowned for its extensive range of innovative and technologically advanced compressed air systems. Committed to maximizing customer productivity and minimizing ownership costs, ELGi offers customers a comprehensive range of compressed air solutions designed to enhance energy efficiency and power superior performance. The product offerings span oil-lubricated and oil-free rotary screw air compressors, oil-lubricated and oil-free reciprocating air compressors, centrifugal air compressors, dryers, filters, downstream accessories, and IOT solutions for 24x7 remote monitoring. With a portfolio of over 400 products, ELGi caters to a wide range of applications across industries. For more information about the organisation and its products, visit http://www.elgi.com.

Samsung Unveils Vision AI For Neo QLED, OLED, QLED And The Frame TVs, Bringing Intelligent, Immersive & Adaptive Screens

Highlights

* With Samsung Vision AI, users can now enjoy universal gesture control, AI-powered picture enhancement, Generative art wallpapers, and real-time home insights, offering a smarter and more personalized viewing experience

* The flagship Neo QLED 8K QN950F introduces groundbreaking features including AI Upscaling Pro, Glare-Free viewing, Auto HDR Remastering Pro and Color Booster Pro, redefining modern home entertainment

* The latest AI line-up underscores Samsung’s commitment to delivering intelligent and intuitive screens that seamlessly blend innovation, aesthetics and lifestyle enhancement

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, today announced the launch of its ultra-premium 2025 models of Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, OLED, QLED TVs and The Frame lineup, bringing the revolutionary Samsung Vision AI technology to Indian consumers. At the heart of this launch is the new Samsung Vision AI that delivers an unparalleled home entertainment experience with next-generation AI capabilities. Staying true to its commitment to innovation, Samsung’s latest range redefines how users interact with screens, turning them into intelligent companions that enrich everyday living.

Samsung Vision AI - a cutting-edge technology framework - pairs AI-enhanced picture and sound for maximum performance with personalized experience. Samsung Vision AI is built on three pillars.

AI Mode optimizes picture quality and sound in real time by using advanced deep-learning algorithms that adapt to both content and ambient surroundings, ensuring stunning visuals and immersive audio every time.

AI Experience personalizes content discovery and settings by learning user preferences over time, delivering a smarter, more intuitive interaction.

Multi-Device Connectivity seamlessly connects the TV with smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices, enabling effortless content sharing, control, and continuity across the Samsung ecosystem.

“The role of the television in Indian homes has evolved - it’s no longer just about watching content, but about enabling connected, intelligent lifestyles. With the introduction of Samsung Vision AI across our widest-ever premium lineup, we are delivering a future-ready TV experience that goes beyond stunning visuals. Samsung Vision AI ushers in a truly personalized, AI-powered screen experience, where the viewer is more important than what’s being viewed. We are calling this shift ‘It’s Your Show’ - an experience where users are in complete control, with the TV adapting to their unique preferences, habits, and ecosystem. Our new AI TV lineup breathes new life into every frame, setting a new benchmark for cinematic excellence at home. With this new era of AI-powered screens, we are confident of accelerating next-generation TV adoption and strengthening our leadership in India's premium television segment,” said Viplesh Dang, Senior Director, Visual Display Business, Samsung India.

Samsung Vision AI: Powering A New Generation Of Smart, Personalized Entertainment Experiences

Samsung Vision AI represents a major leap in making screens smarter, more intuitive and deeply personal. It transforms televisions into adaptive hubs, responsive to their environment and user behaviours. They seamlessly blend into everyday life, making the TV an intelligent partner rather than just a display.

Several features come together to redefine the big screen experience, 

Universal Gesture Control allows users to effortlessly navigate their Samsung Smart AI TV using simple hand movements, eliminating the need for a remote. This feature utilizes AI technology, and a connected Galaxy Watch to recognize gestures, allowing for intuitive control over various TV functions.

AI Upscaling Pro elevates lower-resolution content to near-8K quality, ensuring every detail is crystal clear. Powered by Samsung's NQ8 AI Gen3 Processor, this feature sharpens images and enhances clarity, delivering a vivid and lifelike viewing experience.

Generative Wallpaper transforms idle screens into dynamic, personalized art canvases, creating visuals that match moods or occasions. Leveraging AI, this feature generates unique 4K images, allowing users to personalize their viewing experience with custom artwork. ?

Multi-Device connectivity keeps users updated about their living environment with real-time alerts and energy monitoring. Integrated with SmartThings, it provides real-time summaries of the home's status and suggests necessary actions, enhancing peace of mind whether users are at home or away.?

Pet and Family Care Mode provides peace of mind by detecting unusual activities of pets or family members and by automatically adjusting home settings for added comfort. Utilizing on-device AI, it can detect events such as a dog barking or a baby crying, alerting users when attention is needed.

Samsung’s Most Advanced AI-Powered Neo QLED 8K TV Redefines Visual Display Technology

Leading the 2025 AI TV lineup is the flagship Neo QLED 8K QN950F, designed to deliver the pinnacle of TV innovation. Powered by the advanced NQ8 AI Gen3 Processor, which employs 768 AI neural networks, this TV brings breakthrough features to life. Ensuring an exceptional viewing experience with crisp details, regardless of the input source, it is encased in an ultra-slim, minimalist Infinity Air design. The Neo QLED 8K QN950F is an object of beauty and a technological prowess, offering a truly immersive and sophisticated cinematic visual display.

The 8K AI Upscaling Pro feature intelligently analyzes and enhances any content to 8K quality, preserving details and textures with remarkable accuracy.

The Glare-Free technology ensures distraction-free viewing even in brightly lit spaces, reducing reflections without compromising colour or contrast.

Q-Symphony and Dolby Atmos combine to deliver a deeply immersive, multidimensional audio experience by perfectly synchronizing the TV speakers with compatible Samsung soundbars.

The ultra-fast 240Hz refresh rate ensures fluid motion and razor-sharp visuals, ideal for high-speed action, sports, and next-gen gaming.

AI Mode intelligently optimizes picture and sound based on content type and surroundings, delivering a customized viewing experience.

The Neo QLED 8K is available in sizes of 85, 75, and 65 inches.

Lineup for All Entertainment Needs: Neo QLED 4K

The QN90F, QN85F, QN80F and QN70F models headline the Neo QLED 4K lineup. The QN90F features Quantum Matrix Technology Plus with 128 Neural Networks, Motion Xcelerator 165Hz, Glare-Free viewing and a powerful 60W 4.2.2 channel speaker system with Dolby Atmos and Q-Symphony for a cinematic audio-visual experience and Samsung’s signature Neo Slim design with Art Store and Generative Wallpaper support.

Samsung’s   2025 OLED TVs push performance further with NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor supported by 128 Neural Networks, Motion Xcelerator 165Hz, Glare-Free Viewing, and AI Motion Enhancer Pro for exceptional clarity in fast-moving scenes. These models support 100% Color Volume, are PANTONE Validated, and feature a minimalist Infinity One design with Attachable Slim One Connect to reduce clutter.

Samsung has also curated localized Smart Experiences for Indian consumers to include a range of services like gaming, entertainment, education and fitness.

Cloud Gaming Service enables users to experience AAA games with Plug and Play – with no console or PC required.

Samsung Education Hub helps users to experience Big Screen Learning with live classes, making learning for your kids more interactive and immersive.

TV Key service upscales consumers as there is no requirement for a set-top box as it enables direct transmission of content through the cloud.

Samsung TV Plus provides 125+ national and international channels absolutely free with instant access to news, movies, entertainment and more.

The 2025 Samsung AI TVs come equipped with a built-in SmartThings hub, transforming the television into a central command centre for connected living. This integration allows users to effortlessly connect and control a wide array of smart devices. Additionally, SmartThings Energy offers insights into energy consumption patterns, promoting efficient energy use throughout the home. The platform's ambient sensing capabilities analyse human movements and environmental sounds, allowing the system to adapt settings such as lighting and temperature to suit daily routines, thereby enhancing comfort and convenience.?

Fortified with Samsung Knox, a comprehensive security platform that safeguards user data and privacy, high security standards are maintained. It detects and prevent unauthorized changes, blocks phishing websites to protect against malicious sites, and enhanced personal information protection through Samsung Knox Vault.

To ensure a future-ready and secure smart TV experience, Samsung’s 2025 AI TV lineup comes with 7 years of guaranteed OS upgrades at no additional cost. This industry-leading commitment extends the longevity of each device, keeping it up to date with the latest features, security enhancements, and performance improvements. Whether it's advanced AI functionality or seamless SmartThings integration, consumers can enjoy a consistently premium experience year after year, making their investment in Samsung’s Vision AI-powered TVs truly future-proof.

Price, Offers & Availability:

The 2025 lineup of Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, OLED, and The Frame TVs will be available for pre-order from May 7, 2025 across Samsung retail stores, Samsung.com, and leading offline and online retail channels.

As part of the pre-order offer, consumers purchasing Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, OLED TVs and The Frame can avail of exciting benefits, such as Free Soundbar worth up to INR 90990, cashback of up to 20%, Easy EMI with zero down payment, lowest EMI starting INR 2990 and up to 30-month EMI tenure. These offers are valid till May 28, 2025.

Samsung’s Neo QLED 8K range starts from INR 272990

Samsung’s Neo QLED 4K range starts from INR 89990

Samsung’s OLED range starts from INR 154990

Samsung’s QLED range starts from INR 49490

Samsung’s Frame TVs range starts from INR 63990

The 2025 Samsung AI TV lineup is available in a wide spectrum of screen sizes, catering to every viewing preference and space requirement. The range includes 43", 50", 55", 65", 75", 77", 83", 85", 98" and the ultra-large 100” and 115". From compact personal entertainment zones to immersive home theatres, this diverse selection ensures there’s a perfect AI-powered screen for every room and need.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  

Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the world of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network systems and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. For latest news on Samsung India, please visit Samsung India Newsroom. For Hindi, log on to Samsung Newsroom Bharat. You can also follow us on Twitter @SamsungNewsIN.

Photo Caption:  [From L-R: JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, Viplesh Dang, Senior Director and Mike Chu, Corporate Vice President, Visual Display Business, Samsung India].

This Summer, Bengaluru Prefers Local - Goa, Ooty, & Offbeat Gems Shine

Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, announced a significant uptick in summer travel during its Nation on Vacation (NoVac) campaign, with Bengaluru emerging as the heartbeat of domestic travel.

Key Highlights from Bengaluru:

12% of total domestic bookings came from Bengaluru – the highest share in India.

Goa topped the list of preferred domestic destinations, with Ooty, Lonavala, and Manali close behind.

Offbeat international gems like Georgia and Azerbaijan saw surprising traction among Bengaluru travellers.

Speaking on the campaign’s success, Tavleen Bhatia, Chief Marketing Officer, Cleartrip, said, “Since its inception, Nation on Vacation (NoVac) has grown into one of the country’s biggest and most eagerly awaited summer travel sales - so much so that it feels like summer truly begins with NoVac’s arrival. We’re thrilled by the resounding response this year and are glad we could deliver great value, helping more Indians take that long-awaited summer break. At Cleartrip, our mission has always been to make travel planning and booking easy, smart, and joyful.”

Bengaluru’s travel choices reflected a mix of traditional favourites and adventurous new explorations, capturing the spirit of the season perfectly.

About Cleartrip:

Launched in July 2006, Cleartrip Pvt Ltd., a Flipkart company, has emerged as India’s fastest-growing online travel technology company. In April 2021, Flipkart acquired a majority stake in Cleartrip. Cleartrip recently emerged as the no. 2 OTA player as per a study by VIDEC. With an aggressive plan to emerge as a leading innovator in the industry, Cleartrip is on its way to building a differentiated value proposition for its customers looking for end-to-end travel solutions. With industry-first offerings, including ClearChoice Plus and ClearChoice Max, Cleartrip has a clear vision to provide innovative solutions in the OTA segment. Combining intuitive products with a customer-centric approach and a wide selection of flights, hotels, and buses, Cleartrip brings a unique selling point to the market, offering its customers convenience, choice, competitive prices, and premium content.

Apexon Strengthens Leadership Team With Key Executive Appointments

Apexon, a technology services firm specializing in engineering intelligent enterprises, today announced the appointment of Justin Marcucci as President and Bhavesh Mehta as Chief Delivery Officer (CDO).

Justin Marcucci, as President, will lead Apexon’s commercial organization, driving the company’s revenue strategy and global sales while strengthening client relationships, alliances, and marketing initiatives.

Justin brings over 25 years of international experience in driving transformational growth across digital products, services, and strategy consulting. Prior to joining Apexon, he served as Chief Digital Officer and Managing Director at Endava, where he played a key role in shaping global digital growth. He led North American and global industry P&Ls, established a close-to-client strategy and consulting organization, and transformed customer experiences for Fortune 500 clients. Marcucci was also instrumental in guiding Endava through its successful IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. Earlier in his career, Justin founded and led Nickelfish, a US-based digital agency delivering transformative solutions to global enterprises, which Endava later acquired.

Bhavesh Mehta joins Apexon as Chief Delivery Officer. In this role, he will lead Apexon’s global delivery organization, advancing our AI-led engineering excellence, driving transformational initiatives, and fostering a culture of technology innovation to ensure client success.

A distinguished leader, Bhavesh brings a wealth of experience in strategy, innovation, and large-scale digital transformation. He has held senior leadership roles at Eviden (part of Atos Group) and Capgemini earlier, including Deputy Chief Customer Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Delivery and Business Unit Head. With extensive global experience of leading teams across the US, UK, Europe, and APAC, he has a strong track record of driving efficiency and innovation at scale. His expertise spans strengthening client partnerships and leading strategic programs across BFSI, Healthcare, and other industries. Throughout his career, Bhavesh has focused on delivering value by advancing delivery models and enhancing productivity through automation, process improvements, and right-shoring strategies.

“We are delighted to welcome Justin and Bhavesh to Apexon as we strengthen our leadership team for the next phase of growth,” said Sriniketh Chakravarthi, Chief Executive Officer, Apexon. “As we enter a pivotal stage in our growth journey, their expertise in business expansion, digital transformation, and operational excellence will be instrumental in driving our next phase of innovation and success. Justin’s proven ability to build trusted client partnerships and Bhavesh’s track record in operational rigor and AI-led delivery will accelerate our ability to engineer intelligent enterprises at scale, unlock new growth opportunities, and deliver greater value to our clients worldwide.”

“I am excited to join Apexon at this pivotal juncture,” said Justin Marcucci. “Apexon’s focus on engineering intelligent enterprises through advanced digital capabilities aligns with my passion for leveraging technology to drive meaningful and positive outcomes for our clients, their customers, and their businesses overall. I look forward to working with our teams to seize growth opportunities and help clients stay ahead in an era defined by rapid technological evolution.”

“Apexon’s focus on client success and engineering brilliance is truly inspiring,” said Bhavesh Mehta.

“I look forward to leading our global delivery strategy, accelerate transformational initiatives, and embedding technology-driven efficiencies that deliver real value to our customers. Together, we’ll raise the bar on delivery excellence and ensure our customers are ready for whatever the future holds.”

About Apexon

Apexon is a technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and engineering intelligent enterprises. For over two decades, the company has been meeting clients wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation. Its reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. The company focuses on three broad solution areas of digital services: Digital Experience, Data Services, and Digital Engineering and has deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences. Apexon is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital.

Learn more at Apexon.com