GlobalLogic, the leader in software R&D services, appointed Paul Baker as senior vice president of corporate development and general counsel. Baker will lead GlobalLogic’s M&A strategy and head the existing legal team.
Baker is experienced in corporate transactional work and has been the business and legal lead on numerous mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture financing, licensing contracts and other commercial transactions. Baker’s past career experience includes a variety of positions in corporate growth, including corporate and business development and divisional general counsel at AOL Studios; vice president of business development for Mimeo.com; and chief operating officer at Balywho, Inc.
“Paul’s background and experience make him a great addition to the GlobalLogic team,” said Wayne Grubbs, Chief Financial and Operating Officer. “As a global company, our footprint depends equally on organic growth and M&A. Paul’s proven leadership abilities in business development will be integral in helping us expand our presence even further.”
Upon being appointed as senior vice president of corporate development and general counsel, Baker said, "Software product companies are increasingly turning to global product development firms for high-quality R&D. GlobalLogic is poised to become the leader in this rapidly growing market segment. I look forward to helping the company grow through M&A, partnerships and other commercial transactions, as well as leading the legal team as the company matures."
About GlobalLogic
The leader in software R&D services, GlobalLogic Inc. partners with technology and software-enabled businesses to deliver quality products to market rapidly and cost-effectively. GlobalLogic has created a network of global innovation hubs in the US, India, Ukraine, China and Argentina that involve 3,000 of the brightest and most innovative software minds. Connecting GlobalLogic’s hubs and clients is an award-winning platform (GlobalLogic Velocity™) that cultivates rapid Agile collaboration. GlobalLogic provides clients with a range of R&D services from turn-key product development to offshore team extension to Lab building, thus delivering full lifecycle product engineering services along with proven tools and processes. The company has ongoing partnerships with more than 150 emerging and established clients in markets such as Digital Media, Finance, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Retail, Wireless and Telecom. For more information, please visit www.globallogic.com.
