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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
QuisLex President and CEO Sirisha Gummaregula Named a Top Woman Leader of 2025 by Women We Admire
Sirisha Gummaregula NEW YORK, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QuisLex, a leading alternative legal services provider and pioneer in the industry, is proud to announce its president and chief executive officer Sirisha Gummaregula has been recognized as one of the Top Women Leaders of 2025 by Women We Admire. A membership organization comprised of executives and leaders across the U.S. and Canada, Women We Admire is among the fastest-growing professional women's networks. The organization provides news and information on today's women leaders in business, technology, law, medicine and many other fields and performs independent research on hundreds of submitted nominations, then conducts further evaluation on that vetted candidate pool to ultimately arrive at those selected for recognition. Gummaregula was nominated and ultimately chosen for inclusion among the Women We Admire Top Women Leaders of 2025 for her exceptional background and impressive track record as an innovator and change agent throughout her career. She is an award-winning leader, influencer and enabler of strategic transformation in global multibillion-dollar businesses and a trusted legal advisor at the C-suite and board level on driving company strategy and managing complex, multijurisdictional legal and business issues in rapidly changing regulatory environments. As a cofounder of QuisLex, she helped drive the growth of the business from three employees to over 1,000 in multiple offices around the globe. Gummaregula oversees teams of data analysts, Six Sigma black belts, process experts, statisticians, legal technologists and attorneys to design and implement tech-enabled and process-based solutions to solve her clients' most pressing issues in litigation, corporate, M&A, compliance and legal department operations and legal spend. She specializes in using a data-driven approach in devising bespoke solutions for clients and has helped them achieve significant savings and operational efficiencies across various industries. A recognized leader in the legal industry, Gummaregula is a regular speaker and author on issues impacting the technology, legal and compliance markets. Among her numerous awards and recognition in recent years, she was included in Corporate Counsel Business Journal's 2024 50 Women to Watch for her leadership in advancing legal technology and mentoring future leaders and was honored with the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. About QuisLexQuisLex is an award-winning legal services provider that specializes in managed document review, contract management, compliance services, legal spend management and legal operations consulting. Our full-time highly trained attorneys, process experts, legal technologists, statisticians and linguists work closely with our clients to reduce costs, mitigate risk and maximize efficiency. QuisLex is regularly acknowledged as a leader in the legal services industry and proud to be recognized by the Association of Corporate Counsel as an ACC Value Champion, Chambers and Partners as a Band 1 New Law Provider, the World Commerce & Contracting Association as an Outstanding Service Provider and the New York Law Journal as a Top Managed Document Review Services Provider. QuisLex is nationally certified by the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). To learn more, visit Media ContactVicki LaBrosse Edge Marketing for QuisLexvlabrosse@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
22-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Pavilion Payments Welcomes Sarah Perry as Vice President of Gaming Operations
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pavilion Payments, the leading omnichannel payment solutions provider in the gaming industry, has appointed Sarah Perry as Vice President of Gaming Operations. 'I'm excited to join a team that's committed to both operational excellence and customer impact,' said Sarah Perry. 'I look forward to building on Pavilion Payments' momentum and further strengthening how we deliver for the gaming industry.' Perry brings a strategic, results-driven approach to operational leadership, backed by more than 20 years of experience managing delivery, operational strategy, and cross-functional programs for Fortune 100 and 500 clients. In her new role, she will lead Pavilion Payments' Gaming Operations and Project Management Office, focusing on aligning initiatives across the business, scaling delivery capabilities, and driving operational efficiency to support customer and company growth. At Pavilion Payments, Perry will be responsible for developing and evolving the company's project and change management functions, partnering with engineering and finance leaders to align on capital planning and delivery timelines, and ensuring operational metrics are used to optimize performance. She will also oversee the development of support and launch strategies for strategic product initiatives and lead efforts to coach and grow high-performing operations teams. 'Sarah brings the right balance of structure and flexibility to elevate how we deliver,' said Dan Connors, CEO of Pavilion Payments. 'Her experience leading complex initiatives and driving results at scale makes her a tremendous asset to our team and our customers.' Prior to joining Pavilion Payments, Perry led complex delivery and transformation initiatives for major clients in the healthcare and fintech sectors, with a focus on operational strategy, stakeholder alignment, and process optimization. She holds certifications in Project Management (PMP), Six Sigma, Agile, and Change Management. 'I'm excited to join a team that's committed to both operational excellence and customer impact,' said Sarah Perry. 'I look forward to building on Pavilion Payments' momentum and further strengthening how we deliver for the gaming industry.' About Pavilion Payments Pavilion Payments enables the world's gaming entertainment leaders to create amazing consumer experiences and maximize spend across all their physical and digital properties. Pavilion Payments is the gaming industry's leading omnichannel payment solutions provider, offering integrated omnichannel and software solutions that enable flexible funding, play, and cash out. For more information, visit
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
GCCs driving revenue that's the inflection point for them
Representative Image (AI) Sangeeta Kumar, CEO & MD, BNP Paribas India solutions Sangeeta Kumar, CEO & MD BNP PARIBA\ Rajesh Nambiar, President, NASSCOM Representative Image (AI) Sangeeta Kumar, CEO & MD, BNP Paribas India solutions Sangeeta Kumar, CEO & MD BNP PARIBA\ Rajesh Nambiar, President, NASSCOM Representative Image (AI) 1 2 3 Business impact – inflection point Rajesh Nambiar, President, NASSCOM Ecosystem collaboration We have often said on these pages, GCCs or global capability centres – the tech and operations arms of MNCs – are one of the best things happening for India right now. They bring lots of jobs, many of them high-quality jobs, they transfer a lot of tech skills to Indians that then enable local high-tech entrepreneurship, they raise the bar on compensation, they set up world-class office facilities, many work with our educational institutions to upgrade syllabi and collaborate on R&D, and some of them are beginning to move into our smaller cities, dispersing the growth how do we see this trend going forward? What will it take to accelerate the trend? These were some questions we discussed with a panel of leaders at the Nasscom GCC Summit in Hyderabad last before that, we also discussed how we got here. As Sangeeta Kumar, MD & CEO of BNP Paribas India Solutions, said, India built trust with global corporate leaders over a long period through sheer execution excellence – delivering projects without errors, on time, without data loss. 'There are a lot of controls and processes in which India teams have done really well. So anything that gets sent to India is delivered much better than it was being done elsewhere globally,' she Nambiar, president of Nasscom, noted that Indian IT services providers, and early GCCs like those of GE and American Express also played a phenomenal role in setting these standards, with practices like Six Sigma and Agarwal, India GBS leader for Warner Brothers, who had worked at American Express in its early days here, noted that there were no Bibles called standard operating procedures or workflows when work first came to India. Developing the fundamentals of process excellence, he said, took time – they had to take employees through the journey of ₹think process', ₹think failure modes'.This accomplishment increased the influence that Indian teams had over global leaders. And that allowed them, over time, to take on bigger global roles, leadership roles, and, increasingly now, take on projects that have a business revenue impact, Nambiar noted, is the inflection point for a GCC. The biggest benefit to a GCC, he said, comes when it crosses the threshold from being part of the cost equation to a revenue equation. 'If you're a CFO sitting in New York and you're looking at some of this, it's a no brainer. But the moment you get the attention of the CEO looking at the business side and saying that, you know, this is not just an outpost that you want to leverage from a labour and cost point of view, but this is an outpost where you want to truly leverage the talent, the expertise and truly integrate it with what the corporation is trying to do and provide a better value proposition to the end customers (then you get into a different trajectory),' he indeed what the more mature GCCs are doing today. Naveen Gullapalli, who leads US biopharmaceutical company Amgen's India technology and innovation centre, noted that the centre was set up as part of an enterprise scale exercise, to bring in talent at scale. 'Amgen is looking to serve double the number of patients that we're serving. And the way to serve that is through scale across our functions,' he said the rollout of Warner Bros' Max streaming platform was the big reason for establishing the Hyderabad centre. The centre helped build the platform and is helping roll it out. 'We are in 77 countries and we hope to be in every single territory or every single geography in the world. And that's where we see our Hyderabad office playing a pivotal role, in accelerating that. And that's the impact we are making from a revenue standpoint, because the faster we are able to roll out, the faster those markets are able to come on board, and faster those subscribers can view our content,' he noted that GCCs are today being leveraged to mine the massive amounts of data available to understand industry and customer trends, and thereby make critical front-end contributions. She also said that across insurance, banking and investment, mediumscale firms too are now pivoting to India, having seen the success of the large also noted that the ecosystem has been hugely collaborative, helping each other grow. Agarwal noted that Gullapalli had hosted Warner Bros' leadership team some three or four times to help them understand the opportunities in noted the role Nasscom plays, and said cross-sectoral GCC collaborations could be useful in dealing with common issues like transfer pricing and upgrading skills.
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Ensuring robust, sustainable, reliable infra govt's priority, says Haryana CM
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the Standard Operating Methods and Procedures (SOMPs) developed by the Quality Assurance Authority on Friday, marking a significant step towards ensuring robust and reliable infrastructure across the state. The event, held at the PWD Rest House in Sector-1, Panchkula, showcased the state's commitment to quality-driven development. Saini emphasised that the SOMPs represent more than just a document; they embody a vision for building a foundation of quality, sustainable infrastructure, and good governance. He highlighted the Quality Assurance Authority as India's first state-level institution dedicated solely to infrastructure quality, with its model drawing attention from other states and central institutions. 'We hope this model will soon evolve into a national network for quality assurance,' he stated. Saini underscored the importance of quality construction, noting that poorly executed projects are detrimental. The SOMPs are designed to set quality standards for government departments, engineers, contractors, and policymakers, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency. He drew parallels with the impact of SOPs in aviation and healthcare and highlighted the significance of quality standards like 'Six Sigma' in the global construction industry. The Quality Assurance Authority, established to guarantee quality construction across all departments, covers key sectors like roads, bridges, buildings, irrigation, water, sewage, and energy. Saini announced plans to extend the Authority's scope to include private infrastructure projects linked to government licensing, including public-private partnerships, private buildings, townships, and industrial parks, aiming to increase public confidence and investor trust. Development and panchayat minister Krishan Lal Panwar and public works minister Ranbir Gangwa echoed the importance of quality in development projects, highlighting the financial and public impact of compromised standards. Chairman of the Quality Assurance Authority, Rajeev Arora, provided a presentation on the Authority's comprehensive structural framework and holistic approach.
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
How AI Can Turbocharge Your TQM Program
Bankim Chandra is Director & CEO of Dotsquares. Always committed to innovative solutions and mentoring the next generation in the industry. Over the years, business owners and management professionals have been faced with an ever-increasing number of business process models, including Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and total quality management (TQM), to name a few. All of this is further complicated by artificial intelligence (AI). The big question is: How will we use AI in these legacy models? What benefits can it offer, and how will those benefits manifest for end customers? Let's take a look at TQM and how it might benefit from AI. TQM is, as the name implies, focused on facilitating quality improvement. The International Organization for Standardization describes it as "a management approach of an organization centered on quality, based on the participation of all its members and aiming at long term success through customer satisfaction and benefits to all members of the organization and society." It is essentially a management approach that aims for long-term success through customer satisfaction. Key elements of this approach focus on strategy, data and effective communication to optimize processes, products, services and the culture of an organization. TQM also easily integrates with other approaches, such as Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and global ISO (9000 series) standards. Is it the data element of TQM that can be furthered by the adoption of AI? As we know, generative AI can sift through huge quantities of data quickly to derive insights from those datasets. For example, sifting through multiple communication channels, including social media, can help you discern what the customer actually wants. There are many ways in which AI could be a real game changer for TQM. AI can analyze any historic legacy data to accurately predict any potential quality issues before they occur. In manufacturing, cameras and sensors can identify defects much more efficiently than a human eye. As machine learning progresses, these quality management practices could become more accurate and efficient, spotting anomalies quickly and suggesting preventative measures. AI can also be tasked to look for the insights in customer feedback. By analyzing the data from reviews, surveys, social media and other sources, AI can quickly ascertain any trends and highlight potential areas for improvement. Similar processes can be used to identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain. But AI can also help in other areas of the business, such as identifying process improvements. By looking at legacy and current data, it can identify roadblocks in business processes and suggest improvements. This could lead to potential AI-designed 'experiments' in, for example, business process data flows. Two important elements need to be considered here. The quality of the data being is imperative, as is the choice of AI model the algorithm it applies. Combined, these can give businesses a great competitive advantage, providing key insights and allowing informed decisions to be made in real time. In software development, there is already a plethora of AI automated testing tools being used to both write and check code. Coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and Google AI Studio are already prevalent in many organizations, allowing coders to concentrate on more intricate tasks. There are many AI tools available, and of course, choosing the right one for your industry and organization is going to be critical. Before you make your choice, you need a clear view of the challenges and goals that your implementation might face and achieve. Review current market offerings and their relevant case studies. Once you've narrowed down those offerings, evaluate your choices firsthand by trying them out. Pay close attention to the reputation ascribed by peers to the tools you review; that will tell you a lot about its market position and whether it will become one of the major players in its particular niche. Additionally, take into account the speed by which organizations are able to derive real value from the tool. Assess the migration potential for any legacy data that you'll need to import into the tool. Furthermore, assess the tool's security infrastructure and how safe that data is going to actually be. See how much support the vendor offers to those who use their tool, too. Any TQM program now has a wealth of resources available to them. With these tools, you can pull even more value from your data, which can help you build better relationships with customers, drive your bottom line and more. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
