Keane hires ex-Wipro VP

Keane, Inc., a business and information technology (IT) services firm has announced that Richard Garnick has joined the company as president of North American Services, reporting to company President and CEO Brian Keane.

Garnick will drivesales, strategy and delivery execution for Keane's operations in North America. According to a statement from Keane, Garnick joins Keane from Wipro, where he served on the Management Board of the firm's executive team, as chief executive-Americas & Enterprise Application Service for four years.

Garnick helped accelerate Wipro's business growth and profitability in the America's from $150 million to $1 billion in U.S. revenues and led a global business with more than 35,000 employees.

In addition, Garnick helped grow Wipro's global EAS business from $10 million to an annualised revenue of over $200 million in less than four years, the statement added. "We are thrilled to welcome Rich to Keane's leadership team," said Brian Keane.

His track record at building and growing revenue streams, architectingclient-centric solutions, and executing a global delivery model will be invaluable to the organisation as Keane continues to grow," said Brian Keane.

"Rich will play a pivotal role in driving Keane's sales effectiveness and ensuring that we develop and deliver compelling business solutions that help clientsachieve world-class performance through business and IT transformation."