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Persistent Appoints Hari S. Abhyankar as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Equity and Professional Services
Persistent Systems (BSE: 533179) (NSE: PERSISTENT), a global leader in Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization, today announced the appointment of Hari S. Abhyankar as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Equity and Professional Services.
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