Press Release: March 2, 2010

GDI Infotech Promotes Madhuri Deshpande to the President's Role

A veteran Ann Arbor based I.T. Solutions Company has a new President and three new board members

GDI Infotech, Inc. (GDI), a leading provider of information management and information integration services and solutions announced that effective March 1st, Madhuri Deshpande will be promoted to become the new President. The current President & CEO, Bhushan Kulkarni will remain the Chairman of the Board of GDI.

Ms. Deshpande has an impressive career span of 25+ years in the I.T. consulting field. Following the merger of Soft-Link International with GDI Infotech in July 2009, Ms. Deshpande, President of Soft-Link, joined GDI as a Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Deshpande plans to grow the Professional Services and Solutions business. GDI has a stable client base in Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences, Financial and Public sectors; and has experienced a good growth in these sectors.

GDI also named following three distinguished professionals as the Board Members: Grant Beard, Partner at The Anderson Group and former CEO of Healthmedia and TriMas Corporations; Mark Muntean, Founder and President, Windy Hill Ventures, Inc. and Dick Beedon, Chairman of uRefer.

Grant brings his extensive portfolio, transactional, operational and business development management experience to the GDI Board. Grant is a graduate of the University of Detroit (MA Economics) and earned both a BS and a MBA from Miami University.

Mark is a Registered Investment Advisor providing consulting services to private clients, evaluation of private placements, and negotiation and design of private investments. He brings his extensive business and technology experience to GDI.

Dick is a seasoned business leader and serial entrepreneur, who successfully built two internet-based companies: University Netcasting and Entyre. Dick brings his expertise in sales, marketing and growing software companies, an extensive network, and demonstrated ability to raise funds for emerging companies.

 

About GDI Infotech

GDI specializes in Information Integration Solutions and Services. GDI is focused on building solid data foundations that transform data into useful information. GDI builds teams and solutions that are specifically focused on breaking down information silos and establishing integrated information as an enterprise asset. GDI is an award winning, privately-held, certified minority-owned business headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with clients across the USA.

To learn more about GDI, visit www.gdii.com

Contact: Swatee Kulkarni
Director 
Phone: 734-477-6900 ext. 217  Fax: 734-477-7100