Atos Origin, an IT services company, has appointed Alexandre Gouvea as a new chief executive officer for Brazil and Latin America, who will be responsible for strengthening the company’s presence in the region, developing global delivery and offshore capabilities and improving operational performance in the next five years.

In his new role, Alexandre Gouvea will be responsible for implementing distinctive offerings, the management of the new consultancy model and the strategic alignment of global accounts. He will report to Charles Dehelly, senior executive vice president of Atos Origin, in charge of operations.

Mr Gouvea, with over 28 years of experience, has worked for five years with Orange Business Services, a company of the France Telecom Group, where he served as senior vice president of operations. He worked previously for 20 years as an executive in Orange, Equant and Embratel including responsibility for global network operations in over 220 countries.

In Brazil, Atos Origin has been present for over 19 years and currently employs 1,500 people in consulting, managed operations and systems integration, focusing on an end-to-end service model to design, build and operate IT offerings for clients in such industries as manufactory, telecommunications, energy and finance.