QualiZeal has appointed Sunil Upadrasta as Vice President and India Head, GCC, as the company looks to deepen its engagement with Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and enterprises seeking to move beyond execution-led operations towards strategic capability development. In his new role, Upadrasta will work with GCC leaders and enterprise CXOs to identify opportunities across AI, automation and digital engineering, with a focus on translating business priorities into measurable outcomes. His responsibilities will also include supporting GCCs as they take on greater ownership of products, platforms, quality engineering and AI-led transformation. The appointment comes as GCCs increasingly expand their mandates beyond traditional service delivery to include product development, platform ownership, engineering innovation and enterprise transformation.
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Commenting on the appointment, Kalyan Konda, Co-Founder, Executive Director and CEO, QualiZeal, said, “GCCs have been a core focus for QualiZeal, and our conversations with enterprise leaders have only strengthened our conviction. GCCs are evolving into strategic hubs that own quality, platforms, and AI, and that shift calls for a leader who understands it from the inside. Sunil brings extensive experience with global enterprises and a clear view of what GCC leaders need next. His appointment gives this focus dedicated leadership and strengthens our ability to partner with GCCs as they scale with confidence.”
Upadrasta brings more than two decades of experience across GCCs, business consulting, retail, technology, digital transformation, sales and client engagement. His professional experience also includes strategic growth, business transformation and building technology-led businesses. Before joining QualiZeal, he served as AVP – Business Transformation & Strategic Growth at Sagarsoft, where his work included GCC expansion, strategic account growth, and identifying AI, automation and digital transformation opportunities. He has also held leadership roles in technology consulting and entrepreneurship. At QualiZeal, his focus will include helping GCCs strengthen their capabilities in quality engineering, intelligent automation and modern engineering practices. These initiatives are aimed at accelerating releases, improving product quality and productivity, and reducing the cost of quality as enterprises adapt to the growing role of AI in software development and delivery.
Commenting on his role, Sunil Upadrasta, Vice President and India Head, GCC, QualiZeal, said, “GCCs are at an inflection point. The most ambitious ones want ownership of products, platforms, quality and AI, not just execution. QualiZeal has already built the credibility, platforms, and talent to support that journey, and I am excited to lead it. My focus will be to work closely with CXOs and enterprise leaders to translate their strategic priorities into practical solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.”
