New Delhi, November 22, 2010 - Springboard Research, a leading innovator in the IT Market Research industry, announced Frederic Giron to be the new face heading the IT Services team and appointed Seepij Gupta to support the team as an Associate Research Manager.

As Vice President, IT Services, Frederic Giron is in charge of the Services Research Practice for Springboard Research. Mr. Giron is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the company’s IT Services practice, with an aim to provide better market insights to Springboard Research clients. He is primarily involved in expanding and developing the research coverage of the Asia Pacific IT Services market and development of Asia Pacific and Middle East/ Africa based research and consulting accounts.

Prior to joining Springboard Research, Frederic’s role as a Research Director at Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) included development and maintenance of market models and forecasting methodologies on Software and IT Services markets, including the management of research activities for Southern Europe. Before PAC, he has worked as a SAP consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers..

“What attracted me to Springboard Research is its team of experienced and dynamic talent. This team is the core of the company’s innovative approach and delivery of value added market research and consulting capabilities. Springboard Research’s fast paced, international environment really made a difference for me, and delivers unique value for our clients”, Frederic Giron said.

Seepij Gupta, as an Associate Research Manager with the Springboard Research IT Services team, undertakes research activities in tracking the IT Services market across the Asia Pacific region. Seepij’s role includes closely watching key market developments in the IT Services industry, analyzing channel dynamics impacting various industry verticals and business segments along with providing competitive analysis in the Asia Pacific region. Seepij’s focus is on tracking the IT Services market and also emerging services markets like Remote Infrastructure Management, Datacenter services, Application Management and Cloud services. Seepij’s expertise also makes him a sought after speaker at industry conferences and events and his technology insights have been quoted by a number of international newspapers and trade publications.

Prior to joining Springboard Research, Seepij served as a Senior Market Analyst with IDC’s Asia/Pacific Domain Research group covering Computing Systems and tracking datacenter and Cloud services and solutions. Before IDC Asia Pacific, Seepij was with IDC India, as a Manager for Consulting and Customized, Software and Services Research. During this time, he led the IT Services and consulting practice pioneering several research papers on Datacenter services, Unified communication, IT Security and Cloud services. 

“As a research professional, I feel proud to be a part of an organization that is at the cutting edge of market research. Springboard Research’s streak for innovation, as reflected in its path breaking research model, makes every day’s work both challenging and exciting at the same time”, Seepij Gupta said.    

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About Springboard Research

With visionaries others pursue, methods others neglect and ideas others don’t consider, Springboard Research not only seeks to lead an industry – we seek to transform it. Leveraging our pioneering research model and industry thought leaders, Springboard provides greater insight, analysis, and innovation specific to global emerging markets. Working with leading technology vendors, IT professionals, and local channels, Springboard Research helps our clients lead, rather than follow, market trends.

Springboard Research has a global presence with research centers in Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, the UAE, and the US. We have been acknowledged as an emerging leader and for the last three years been named a “Rising Star” in the global IT market research industry by Outsell, the leading research and advisory firm for the information industry. For more information and access to Springboard’s research, please visit www.springboardresearch.com

Media Contacts

Jonita Dhani, Marketing Executive    
Springboard Research
91-11-4051-8252 
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Frederic Giron, Vice President - IT Services    
Springboard Research
91-11-4051-8202
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