Pune: Moti Thadani has joined SAS to head up the India research and development organization based out of Pune. He will be responsible for driving R&D operations in India, managing new programs and activities to support existing SAS products and solutions, as well as facilitating the introduction of new ones for SAS customers based in India. Moti also worked as Software Engineer and Management gained at major product development companies like Sun Microsystems, TIBCO and IBM amongst others in U.S. and in India. "With more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, Moti's expertise will be extremely valuable to our R&D group in India," said Andy Diggelmann, SAS Vice President of R&D for planning, strategy and operations Moti Thadani said, "I am delighted to be a part of SAS where innovation and Intellectual Property development is a top priority. Our R&D center in Pune has matured in the 10 years since its inception and today contributes significantly to the Business Analytics offerings and to the suite of industry specific solutions thus making it a great resource for SAS customers in India and the region."