Hormuzd (Homi) Karkaria

Hormuzd ‘Homi’ Karkaria was appointed vice president, software and services solutioning in September 2013. He is responsible for managing the global software portfolio, developing the software delivery model and enhancing customer collaboration and consulting processes. Karkaria held various executive-level positions at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services. He most recently served as vice president, strategic programs. In this role, he was responsible for leading strategic programs for the turnaround of HP’s application and business unit, as well as managing the relationship with MphasiS, an acquisition of HP. Prior to this, Karkaria also ran the company’s pre-sales and global delivery teams in Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Egypt, Poland, India, China and Philippines. Before his time at HP, Karkaria worked at Electronic Data Systems in Brazil where he most recently served as vice president, global competency centers. Karkaria has also held various leadership positions at Tata Consultancy Services in Brazil where he was responsible for starting their outsourcing operations. Karkaria holds a master's degree in financial management and a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Mumbai University (formerly Bombay University) in India.