Industry Innovator Takes the Helm of Global Analytics Group
to Lead Next Phase of Growth
NEW YORK, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Antuit Group, a
global analytics provider backed by Goldman Sachs and Zodius
Capital, today announced that Craig Silverman has joined
as Group Chief Executive Officer. The group's solutions combine
domain expertise and proprietary platforms with technologies like
machine learning and AI to deliver advanced analytics solutions
that drive revenue and margin growth, improve supply chain
efficiency, enhance customer experience and manage cyber risks.
Silverman brings to Antuit an enviable track record of helping
companies rapidly transform into digital data driven enterprises in
retail, consumer goods, healthcare and manufacturing, along with
extensive experience and expertise in advanced analytics, AI, cloud
and innovation. Most recently as SVP Global Services for Qlik,
Silverman led a team of 450 sales and delivery employees to
accelerate customers' digital and data-driven journeys through data
visualization, guided analytics and embedded analytics.
Prior to Qlik, Silverman led Accenture's largest digital
analytics practice, where he helped organizations leverage
real-time, applied intelligence to enable personalized customer
experiences and increased brand loyalty. Before Accenture, he
delivered significant growth at IBM's Retail Analytics and Retail
eCommerce practices by helping customers drive digital
transformation through omni-channel approaches across marketing,
merchandising and supply chain management.
Silverman stated, "Antuit is uniquely poised to deliver insights
that drive prescriptive actions and business transformation across
an organization. Our data engineering, marketing and pricing
analytics, forecasting and supply chain analytics, and cyber
intelligence solutions capitalize on the power of Antuit's talent
and advanced technologies to empower businesses to predict, shape
and fill demand while proactively managing security risks."
"Craig is the right CEO to lead Antuit through its next stage of
growth and profitability. He has a strong track record of
delivering outstanding results for business growth and expansion,
and his vast analytics experience will deliver greater value for
our customers. We are delighted to attract a leader with the vision
and ability to build on our accomplishments and drive future
success," commented Neeraj Bhargava, Chairman, Antuit.
Ankur Sahu, Co-Head of Private
Equity at Goldman Sachs – Asia,
said "Craig's appointment as Group CEO marks a new chapter for
Antuit. We are excited about Antuit's progress to date, and are
confident that under Craig's leadership, the group will continue to
innovate and execute to build an exceptional business."
Today's announcement follows an additional investment of
$15 million from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:
GS) and Zodius Capital ("Zodius"). This new financing brings
Goldman Sachs' investment in Antuit to $57
million, making it the firm's largest shareholder and
investor. This is the second consecutive year in which Antuit
achieved over 40% revenue growth, and the company now serves more
than 60 Fortune 1000 multi-national and high-growth companies
globally.
About Antuit Group
Since 2013, Antuit has been on a
mission to help leading multi-national and high-growth companies
predict, shape and fulfill demand, and manage cyber risk.
The group's demand analytics division, Antuit is a global
analytics solutions provider primarily serving the retail &
eCommerce, consumer products, and manufacturing & logistics
industries. Combining deep domain expertise with proprietary
solutions and technologies like machine learning and AI, Antuit
delivers revenue and margin growth, improved supply chain
efficiency, and enhanced customer experience.
The group's cyber analytics division, CYFIRMA, defends against
cyberattacks by supplying organizations with real-time threat
intelligence that enables them to take a more proactive security
approach. By aggregating, correlating and analyzing information
from hundreds of thousands of sources on the open and dark web,
CYFIRMA helps clients anticipate what types of attacks are most
likely to occur and provide the most effective response.
For more information visit www.antuit.com.
Media contact:
Michele Drummond
michele.drummond@antuit.com
About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and
investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial
services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes
corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.
Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major
financial centers around the world. For more information
visit www.goldmansachs.com.
About Zodius Investments
Zodius Capital invests in and
actively develops high growth and market-defining India-centric businesses targeting the
Enterprise Software and Services and Consumer Mobile/Internet
markets. The Zodius team adds significant domain expertise,
operational experience and global networks to its portfolio
companies in order to develop them as highly valued market leaders
in both Indian and global markets. Founded in 2011, Zodius
has invested in its portfolio from two funds, Zodius Capital I and
Zodius Capital II, the latter being a joint initiative with Avendus
Capital. For more information visit www.zodius.com
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