Sunil Garde appointed President of Affinity Express’ India Operations

October 2007 - ChampionScott Partners has placed former Aptara executive, Sunil Garde as President of Affinity Express’ Pune, India operations (http://www.affinityexpress.com). Affinity Express is the leading business process outsourcing company that is 100% dedicated to graphic and design services.

Mr. Garde brings more than 23 years of experience to Affinity Express, with the last 12 years in senior positions in the IT-enabled/BPO/KPO industries. Most recently, he worked at Aptara (formerly TechBooks), where he served since 2005 as senior vice president and head of Pune operations for eLearning and content IT services. While in this position, he oversaw 500 employees, implemented a Six Sigma-driven culture and launched programs for growth. Before joining Aptara, Mr. Garde was deputy general manager with Vetri Software India Ltd., an IT-enabled services provider to companies in the U.S. and Europe and a part of Lason Corporation. In this role, Mr. Garde managed an operation with over 1,000 employees and was responsible for vendor management, quality management, process management and customer relationships.

Mr. Garde has earned multiple degrees: B.S. in physics, chemistry and mathematics from Nagpur University; B.S. in technology from University of Bombay; and M.S. in technology with specialization in technology of oils from University Department of Chemical Technology, University of Bombay, first class with distinction.

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