STL, an integrator of digital networks, Thursday appointed Praveen Cherian as the CEO for Network Services Business, and Raman Venkatraman as the CEO for Software Business.

Prior to joining STL, Cherian was the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of Infrastructure Services for India and South East Asia at IBM. He also holds directorial positions on the board of reputed IT services and software companies.

Venkatraman comes from the homegrown consulting services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) where he was the Senior Vice President and Global Head for HiTech and Professional Services and also the global head for partnerships and alliances. His career spans close to three decades.

Both Cherian and Venkatraman will take over the responsibility from KS Rao, who will now take charge as the Chief Corporate Officer at STL, leading key partner and ecosystem alliances, driving global policy advocacy, and enabling group level legal framework.

"I am thrilled to welcome two senior, statured technology leaders, Praveen and Raman to take on the mantle for Services and Software businesses. I also take this opportunity to congratulate KS on his new role and wish him all the very best,” said Ankit Agarwal, Managing Director, STL.

“I look forward to accelerating this growth trajectory and scaling the Network Services business to newer heights,” said Praveen Cherian, CEO for Services Business, STL.

“I am delighted to join the organization and drive deep customer engagements with an experience rich portfolio of Software Products and Technology Services leveraging the larger group investments with collaborative technology ecosystems and industry domain capabilities while augmenting the core capabilities of the software business,” added Raman Venkatraman, CEO for Software Business, STL.

"With several recent acquisitions and a very experienced leadership team, STL is poised for even greater success. I extend a warm welcome to Praveen and Raman and look forward to STL taking big leaps in creating a world-class digital future,” said KS Rao, Chief Corporate Officer, STL.