Compassites Software Solutions, a niche technology player in the big data, cloud computing and IT consumerization space, has appointed Mahesh Baxi as CEO.

Baxi brings more than 19 years of IT industry experience to his new role having previously served as Managing Director of ThoughtWorks India Private Limited. As the CEO of Compassites Software, Mahesh is responsible to build a unique model to amplify customer success via highly passionate people along with growth of the company, business strategy, software delivery, client relationships and business development.

"It is an honor and challenge to be given an opportunity to lead Compassites." said Mahesh.

Prior to Compassites, Mahesh Baxi worked in the software industry for over 19 years out of which he spent 12 years in the Bay Area, USA. He has worked for various software product development companies including Apttus, Vendao, Nextance and Challenger Systems where he led the Professional Services group as a Director of Professional Service and CRM & B2B practices as engagement manager. He has worked with an impressive portfolio of Fortune 500 clients such as IBM, Qwest Communications, Eastman Chemical, Anheuser-Busch, PeopleSoft, Adobe, Lenovo, Thomson Financial, Hitachi, Symantec, S1 Corp. etc.