Bangalore: Patni Computer System, a provider of IT and BPO services, has announced key leadership appointments to its leadership team. The company has appointed Naresh L Lakhanpal as the President of Patni Americas, which houses its American operations. V Mathivanan has been appointed as the President of its Asia Pacific (APAC) operations and operates from Singapore. Asia Pacific is expected to contribute 15 percent of its global sales by 2012. Deepak Khosla will now lead the SAARC region. Lakhanpal has over 23 years of diverse business experience including operations, sales, engineering, product development and strategy. He was with Deloitte & Touche as Global Practice Director, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice, CEO of Navigational Sciences and has held senior management positions with Tandem Computers and Ericsson. Patni's APAC operations will be headquartered in Singapore and the SAARC operations from India. To drive its APAC focus, Mathivanan (Mathi) will lead this business from Singapore, where Patni has recently established its new regional headquarters. Mathi comes with over 30 years of experience in IT with companies such as Singapore Network Services (SNS) and CrimsonLogic. He served as Managing Director of Singapore Network Services (SNS) and transformed the Singapore-based EDI company into CrimsonLogic, an IT solutions and services provider expanding into operations in the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Prior to that, Mathi was Vice President (IT) in Port of Singapore Authority and PSA Corporation where he led the automation and computerization of port operations for which he was awarded the coveted Public Administration Award from the President of Singapore. The SAARC region will function independently with a growing focus on India. Khosla was earlier Head of APAC. He ropes in 20 plus years of global work experience across Sales, Consulting, Marketing and General Management. He joined Patni when it was India's second largest privately held IT services company, was charged with positioning the company for an IPO within one year. Patni is bullish about its India growth and plans to strengthen its India presence with a focus on the Telecom, Insurance, Manufacturing and eGovernance. Patni also recently expanded its operations in EMEA with the establishment of a new headquarters in London as well as key top-level appointments in Continental Europe. Brian Stones continues to head its EMEA operations. Commenting on the new appointments, Jeya Kumar, CEO, Patni said, "Our overriding focus has been to identify growth areas and then ensure that these are followed through with the right management support. These appointments are part of that promise and a reinforced regional structure will see this vision through to fruition."