Bangalore: Patni Computer Systems, an IT and BPO services provider, today announced the appointment of Manish Mehta as EVP and Chief Delivery Officer- Applications Services. Manish will be part of the Executive Leadership team and will be responsible for Application Development & Maintenance, Enterprise Software, and System Integration functions. In his last assignment, Manish was associated with Mahindra Satyam as Chief Delivery Officer for India, EMEA & APAC regions. In this role, he was accountable for entire delivery across all verticals and technologies in the regions, with particular focus on increasing volumes from existing customers. Prior to this role, he held global responsibilities for horizontals like SAP and Testing at Mahindra Satyam. He earlier worked with TCS for around 15 years. Commenting on the development, Jeya Kumar, CEO, Patni, said, "Manish brings to Patni over three decades of strong exposure in the IT services business that will strengthen our focus on delivery excellence. We welcome Manish to the leadership team and wish him all the very best."