Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 List

April 28, 2009 - PRLog -- Nominated by business leaders and researched by the publication, these 40 honorees are considered the "rising stars" in Silicon Valley who have made a significant impact on their professional and local community.

Chosen from an extremely competitive pool of applicants, Panchal was selected as one of the 40 Top Executives to Watch for his contributions to Silicon Valley’s community as well as his innovative business strategy and passion he infused into Akraya propelling it into a leading player of IT staffing with annual revenue of $28MM in 2008.  As CEO, Panchal leads Akraya’s day-to-day operations and overall business strategy leveraging over a decade of experience in organizational management, international business development, technology consulting and team-building. Under Panchal’s leadership, Akraya has won several awards including the Growing with Technology Awards from Cisco Systems and Supplier of the Year from Genentech.

“It is an honor to be recognized alongside some of the region’s most accomplished executives under 40” said Panchal. “My goal is to continue growing Akraya towards becoming a true local leader both in our industry and the local community.”

Prior to Akraya, Amar managed sales, IT consulting and project staffing services at Xoriant Corporation and led product development teams at Ashok Leyland Information Technology (India) Ltd.

Apart from spearheading Akraya’s corporate strategies, Amar is a fervent advocate of fighting climate change in the corporate office. Recognizing corporate social responsibility, Amar spends significant time and resources on drastically minimizing Akraya’s carbon footprint. As a result, Akraya is a certified Bay Area Green Business and received the endorsement of the City of Sunnyvale for its exceptional green accomplishments. For leading Akraya’s commitment to green initiatives, Amar was also named “Climate Hero of Silicon Valley” by Accera.org.  

Amar will be featured in the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 special publication in the May 22nd issue and he will be honored at a reception and awards dinner for all the 40 Under 40 honorees on June 25th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

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Akraya, Inc. is a leading provider of Information Technology, Engineering and Life sciences managed talent solutions and professional staffing. Akraya enables the success of strategic technology initiatives through its Management, Analysis, Architecture, Engineering and Support services. Akraya is a preferred partner to several Fortune 500 companies and exciting startups. Akraya is a certified Minority Owned (NCSDC) as well as a Woman Owned (WBENC) enterprise. Akraya is also a Certified Green Business.
For more information on Akraya, please visit www.akraya.com.