NIIT Technologies names David Shaw SVP & Practice Leader for North American Insurance vertical

NIIT Technologies names David Shaw SVP & Practice Leader for North American Insurance vertical

February 16 , 2010 :
NIIT Technologies today announced that David Shaw has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Practice Leader for North American Insurance Vertical.

“We are delighted to welcome David Shaw to NIIT Technologies. David has decades of experience working in the insurance sector and his knowledge and expertise will make significant contributions to our service offerings.”said Lalit Dhingra, President of North America, NIIT Technologies.

David Shaw, who assumed this role, will be based out of NIIT Technologies’ U.S headquarters in Atlanta. He has over 25 years of experience in Consulting and managing IT businesses for large Insurance Organizations.
David most recently served as CIO for Retail Life, Employee Benefits, Group Reinsurance, Enterprise Distribution applications and BPO activities within ING US operations.  Prior to this, David served as Chief Technology Officer for ING responsible for IT strategic planning and enterprise technology delivery. Early in his career, David worked in Dallas, Texas, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Perot Systems and EDS (Electronic Data Systems) using his extensive IT leadership experience in the insurance and financial industry.
David holds a BS degree in Business Administration with Computer Science Emphasis from Illinois State University and a MBA from Emory University.

“The insurance industry is a major part of NIIT Technologies strategy and customer base.  I am excited about the opportunity to build on our already considerable capabilities and pleased to join such a high quality customer focused organization.” said David Shaw

About NIIT Technologies 
NIIT Technologies is a public listed global IT services provider organization, servicing customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. With North American Head quarters in Atlanta, It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Infrastructure Management Services and Business Process Management to organizations in the Insurance & Financial Services, Transportation and Retail & Distribution sectors. 
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