Industry veteran will continue to drive sales-force productivity to guide Auriga to long-term software success
Apr 15, 2004
AMHERST, NH (April 5, 2004) - Auriga Inc., a U.S.-Russian provider of offshore, offsite, and onsite software development services, today announced the promotion of Bartley R. ("Bart") Higgins to Executive Vice President, effective immediately.
Bart was previously Senior Account Executive at Auriga and was responsible for developing strategic relationships with IT executives. In his new role, he will focus on Auriga's strategic planning, organizational and managerial development. He will also oversee the company's sales, including marketing and customer relationships.
"Bart's many years of success with one of our most prestigious Indian competitors, as well as the value he has added since he joined Auriga, make him an excellent choice for this new position," said Alexis Sukharev, Auriga President and CEO. "The promotion recognizes our continued confidence in Bart's leadership role at Auriga, his proven ability to drive Auriga's sales-force productivity and lead the company to long-term software success."
Bart joined Auriga from Infosys Technologies Ltd., one of the largest Indian offshore outsourcing providers, where he spent six years as one of the top salespeople in the company's history. He worked with companies in the financial services, healthcare, retail, and telecom industries and established numerous satisfied customer accounts. Prior to Infosys, Bart acquired hands-on experience in various echelons within smaller IT companies, from programming and project management to CEO.
About Auriga, Inc.
Auriga, headquartered in Amherst, NH, provides offshore, offsite and onsite software development and maintenance services to IT vendors and corporate IT departments. Founded in 1990, Auriga is one of the oldest and most experienced U.S.-Russian offshore software development firms. Auriga provides services throughout all stages of the software life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, porting/migration, quality assurance, and release engineering. Auriga's core areas of expertise are in systems software and enterprise applications. The company can be reached by phone at (603) 673-2300 or via the Internet at http://www.auriga.com.
Bart was previously Senior Account Executive at Auriga and was responsible for developing strategic relationships with IT executives. In his new role, he will focus on Auriga's strategic planning, organizational and managerial development. He will also oversee the company's sales, including marketing and customer relationships.
"Bart's many years of success with one of our most prestigious Indian competitors, as well as the value he has added since he joined Auriga, make him an excellent choice for this new position," said Alexis Sukharev, Auriga President and CEO. "The promotion recognizes our continued confidence in Bart's leadership role at Auriga, his proven ability to drive Auriga's sales-force productivity and lead the company to long-term software success."
Bart joined Auriga from Infosys Technologies Ltd., one of the largest Indian offshore outsourcing providers, where he spent six years as one of the top salespeople in the company's history. He worked with companies in the financial services, healthcare, retail, and telecom industries and established numerous satisfied customer accounts. Prior to Infosys, Bart acquired hands-on experience in various echelons within smaller IT companies, from programming and project management to CEO.
About Auriga, Inc.
Auriga, headquartered in Amherst, NH, provides offshore, offsite and onsite software development and maintenance services to IT vendors and corporate IT departments. Founded in 1990, Auriga is one of the oldest and most experienced U.S.-Russian offshore software development firms. Auriga provides services throughout all stages of the software life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, porting/migration, quality assurance, and release engineering. Auriga's core areas of expertise are in systems software and enterprise applications. The company can be reached by phone at (603) 673-2300 or via the Internet at http://www.auriga.com.