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Company type | Public |
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BSE: 532517 NYSE: PTI | |
Industry | IT services |
Founded | 10 February 1978[1] |
Founder | Narendra Patni |
Defunct | 2012 |
Fate | Acquired by IGATE |
Headquarters | Electronic City, Bangalore, India |
Services | IT and outsourcing services |
Revenue | ₹2,164 crore (US$250 million) (2012) |
₹386 crore (US$45 million) (2012) | |
Number of employees | 18,273 (2011)[2] |
Patni Computer Systems Limited was a provider of IT services and business solutions founded by Narendra Patni. It merged with IGATE Corporation in 2011[3] and operated under the name IGATE Patni until 2012.[4] The company has employed over 18,000 people in 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as offshore development centres in eight cities in India. Patni's clients included more than 360 Fortune 1000 companies.[5][6]
In 2009, Patni Computer Systems appointed Jeya Kumar as the new CEO following a two-year global search.[7] After taking charge, Kumar traveled extensively and met with clients, leading the company through its "Patni 2.0" phase with a vision for the company's future.[8]