Birlasoft Ltd has appointed Vikram Puranik as Chief Operating Officer, effective first April 2026, with base in Pune, India. The company, part of the multibillion Rs CKA Birla Group, said the appointment is intended to reinforce its global delivery and innovation agenda. Puranik brings more than 25 years of experience in building and scaling high-performance, AI-first engineering organisations and will focus on operational excellence and margin expansion. His remit will include driving productivity transformation and accelerating the real-world adoption of emerging technologies across client engagements.

Prior to joining Birlasoft, Puranik served as Chief of Engineering Delivery and Operations and P&L owner at GlobalLogic, where he led large-scale digital engineering transformations for Fortune 500 enterprises and technology firms across the TMT and consumer sectors. He has experience in payments, retail and education technology and has been involved in establishing and scaling India delivery centres into global capability centres for enterprises and product organisations. The appointment reflects Birlasoft's strategy to unlock new revenue streams through differentiated centres of excellence and service lines.

Angan Guha, CEO and Managing Director at Birlasoft, welcomed the appointment and said the company is at a pivotal phase of its growth journey, noting Puranik's track record of execution excellence and enterprise-scale transformation. Guha indicated that Puranik's combination of strategic clarity and operational rigour will strengthen Birlasoft's ambition to be an innovation-driven enterprise and will accelerate value creation for clients. The leadership team will work closely with Puranik to align portfolios and scale delivery capabilities.

Birlasoft employs nearly 12,000 professionals and is part of the CKA Birla Group, which reports multibillion Rs revenues and has more than 35,000 employees and over 50 manufacturing facilities globally. The company said it focuses on cloud, artificial intelligence, data and enterprise solutions to help clients become future-ready, with emphasis on sustainability and long-term value creation. Media contacts were provided for further information and the company noted that some statements are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties common to the industry.