Consulting, technology and outsourcing service provider Capgemini has appointed Aloke Paskar as head of the capital markets sector for North America and the UK.

In his new role, Paskar will be responsible for overseeing business operations and client relationships, as well as sales and delivery.

Prior to taking on this position, Paskar served as vice president of India and China operations for Capgemini Financial Services.

Paskar brings to Capgemini over 20 years of global experience in the financial services industry, including co-founding capital markets IT services company, TechSpan.

He joined Capgemini in 2005 as North America delivery head for the company’s Rightshore operating model, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for business needs.

In 2008, he joined Capgemini’s financial services business unit as head of Asia Pacific before becoming the head of operations for India and China.

Paskar’s appointment comes on the heels of Capgemini’s announcement of its acquisition of Strategic Systems Solutions (SSS), a global IT services and business process outsourcing firm (BPO) focused on the financial services industry.