Global consulting and IT services provider Mahindra Satyam, the brand identity of Satyam Computer Services has appointed Gaurav Gupta as associate vice president, Strategic Partnerships in Europe for the Aerospace and Defence sector.

In this role, Gupta will lead development of customised partnership arrangements in the sectors of Aerospace and Defence. He will focus on building new business opportunities and, using the synergies of the Mahindra Group, convert them into large global relationships.

His appointment comes as Mahindra Satyam looks to strengthen its focus on specialty offerings for this sector and to meet the specific challenges facing the industry, namely; cost, time to market, and a need to maintain research and development at reduced costs.

Gupta has more than a decade’s experience in the industry which began when the Aerospace and Defence sector first started looking at outsourcing and off-shoring in a major way.

Prior to joining the Mahindra Group, he worked as a director of Business Development with HCL, based in the UK.