IT Industry veteran Arvind Thakur has joined the board of JK Tech as a non-executive director. In this role he will contribute towards company strategy and advice on sustained industry leading profitable growth including inorganic initiatives.

Prior to this, Thakur was the CEO, Vice Chairman & Managing Director at NIIT Technologies (now renamed as Coforge), leading it since inception till May 2019 to be among the top IT Services provider from the country. He has been the Chairman of specialized technology companies like Esri India Technologies, Incessant Technologies, and serves on the Board of Management at NIIT University, a leading not-for-profit institution.

“We are delighted to strengthen the board with Arvind’s presence. With his vast experience and industry exposure, we look forward to his guidance in shaping the future as new opportunities emerge in the post pandemic world,” said Abhishek Singhania, Chairman, JK Tech.

Thakur graduated in engineering from IIT, Kharagpur and pursued post-graduation in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai.