Moti Thadani Appointed India Research & Dev Dir, SAS

Moti Thadani has joined SAS to head up the India research and development organisation based out of Pune. He will be responsible for driving R&D operations in India, managing new programs and activities to support existing SAS products and solutions, as well as facilitating the introduction of new ones for SAS customers based in India.

Moti brings in a rich blend of experience with Software Engineering and Management gained at major product development companies like Sun Microsystems, TIBCO and IBM amongst others in the US and in India. He has been awarded four US patents in the area of distributed computing.

“With more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, Moti’s expertise will be extremely valuable to our R&D group in India,” said Andy Diggelmann, Vice President, R&D-planning, strategy and operations, SAS. “His software engineering and management background will further enhance our already top-notch R&D team. I am pleased to have him on board.”

On this occasion Moti Thadani said, “I am delighted to be a part of SAS where innovation and Intellectual Property development is a top priority. At SAS, Research & Development investment as a percentage of revenues is one of the highest in the industry. Our R&D centre in Pune has matured in the 10 years since its inception and today contributes significantly to the Business Analytics offerings and to the suite of industry specific solutions thus making it a great resource for SAS customers in India and the region.”