Nov 7, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: November 7, 2006
- StarSoft Development Labs, the fastest growing software outsourcing
service provider in Russia and Eastern Europe, today announced the
appointment of IT services industry veteran Alex Adamopoulos as Senior
Vice President. Adamopoulos will spearhead the company's global
business development and strategy, focusing on building and
streamlining sales efforts in the North American and EMEA regions. He
will be based in StarSoft's headquarter offices in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Adamopoulos has over 17 years of industry
experience in professional and IT services, successfully advising and
consulting with a combination of Fortune 1000 and startup organizations
to shape their business model for further expansion and growth.
"Alex
brings to StarSoft extensive international and industry-leading IT
services sales expertise coupled with technology and industry know-how,
said Nick Puntikov, CEO of StarSoft Development Labs. "Alex understands
how to effectively advise clients on critical technology and services
investment decisions. At this turning point in our company's history,
he will be a key player on our executive team, helping us cultivate new
business opportunities and leverage the capacity we have built in our
offshore development centers in both St. Petersburg and Kazan in Russia
as well as Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine."
"I see a lot of opportunity
for companies to tap into the software development brainpower available
in Eastern Europe, and particularly in Russia, where the market is
really opening up," said Alex Adamopoulos. "StarSoft occupies a unique
position in this market. For me, it is thrilling to join StarSoft now
since the company has built up unrivalled outsourcing management
expertise over 15 years. They have access to the best industry talent
and a commitment to exploiting new, highly productive Agile development
methodologies that dramatically improve software quality and
time-to-market on mission-critical enterprise software projects for
companies large and small."
Prior to StarSoft, Adamopoulos
previously served as Director, Global Services at EMC Corporation where
he was primarily responsible for expanding EMC's global professional
services strategy by implementing standards, engagement and delivery
models and by playing a key role in the sales effort.
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