Mumbai, India – NuSummit has appointed Kunal Purohit as Managing Director and CEO, as the technology company begins a leadership transition following five years of growth and transformation under Anantharaman Sreenivasan, known as Ganesh.
Purohit takes over the role with more than two decades of experience in building and scaling businesses focused on emerging technologies. He has held leadership positions at Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies, where he worked with clients on business process transformation and technology-driven business outcomes across areas including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud and data.
Ganesh will step down from his position as Managing Director and CEO with immediate effect and remain as an Executive Director on NuSummit’s Board until 31 March 2027. He will support the company during the leadership transition.
Purohit has also been recognised by Entrepreneur India among its Top 25 Tech Trailblazers in India and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from IIM Indore for his work in AI. He also serves on the boards of several start-ups.
“We are delighted to welcome Kunal to lead NuSummit into its next phase of growth. Kunal brings deep expertise in next-generation technologies, such as cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and AI, which are core offerings for NuSummit,” said Varun Laul, Partner at Investcorp and Board Member at NuSummit.
“His deep experience scaling global technology businesses will help the company accelerate and deliver greater value to clients. We also thank Ganesh for his contributions to NuSummit in its early years as an independent company,” Laul continued.
“I am excited to join NuSummit at an important juncture for the company,” said Kunal Purohit, Managing Director and CEO at NuSummit.
“There is a crucial convergence of AI, cybersecurity, data, and cloud emerging across the enterprise technology landscape, and NuSummit is well positioned to support clients through this transformation journey. We bring deep industry expertise and strong engineering capabilities across these modern technologies and create meaningful business value,” Purohit continued.
NuSummit’s technology focus
NuSummit provides technology services covering AI-led cybersecurity and digital transformation, including applications, data, analytics and cloud.
The company has more than two decades of industry experience and serves more than 300 clients globally, including 22 Fortune 500 companies. Its core industry focus includes banking, insurance and capital markets.
NuSummit is backed by Investcorp, a global alternative investment firm. The company said its services are focused on helping organisations address digital transformation and cybersecurity requirements across their technology environments.
