DALLAS, TX (TIP): Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Mphasis, an Information Technology solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award for ‘Tech Innovator of the Year – Services’ in The 17th Annual American Business Awards.

The jury of American Business Awards said, “Mphasis has been reignited from grounds up and cloud down with great strategies and efficacious solutions implemented under Nitin’s leadership.” The jury also commended Nitin for reinvigorating Mphasis’ business strategy to lead with cloud and cognitive technologies, implement a new go-to-market strategy and build an innovation engine fueled by its future-ready talent, citing recent acquisitions and key partnerships as major wins for Mphasis.

“At Mphasis, we developed a unique approach in providing next generation solutions and services that are empowering enterprises in the digital age and helping them stay ahead. I am excited to be recognized by American Business Awards and would like to thank the Stevie Awards and the jury for this incredible acknowledgement,” said Nitin Rakesh.

“The nominations submitted to the 2019 American Business Awards were outstanding. They illustrate the continued vibrancy of innovation and high level of achievement across the American economic landscape,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. More than 3,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.

More than 200 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.