Movius Appoints Ajay Thakur as Chief Information Officer

Movius, the leading global provider of secure, AI-powered, purpose-driven communications software, announced the appointment of Ajay Thakur as its first-ever Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, Ajay will guide the evolution of Movius’ Secure Communications as a Service (SCaaS™) Platform and AI solutions.

Prior to Movius, Thakur was a founding member and Head of the Cognitive Computing team at Uber. He was instrumental in building Uber’s initial public cloud architecture for omni-channel conversational platforms, a system that generated significant annual cost savings and incremental revenue. Thakur also spearheaded the company’s generative AI Center of Excellence, leading the deployment of the first four large language model (LLM) solutions into production and contributing to significant growth in annualized savings. Prior to Uber, he served in engineering roles at Cisco, Drivewyze, and Trimble Navigation.

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“Movius has built a strong reputation based on its commitment to security and compliance, especially with companies in highly regulated and demanding environments,” said Thakur. “As a trusted partner in digital transformation, Movius has the distinct ability to help its customers leverage technologies like AI that are driving the next wave of innovation in secure communications.”

“The future of secure communications demands a CIO experienced in architecting and deploying AI-powered solutions. Ajay has led these efforts for some of the world’s largest tech companies, making him an exceptional addition to our leadership team,” said Ananth Siva, CEO of Movius. “His proven ability to translate vision into roadmaps and foster excellence across complex environments will be invaluable as we accelerate our mission to provide secure, intuitive, mobile-first communication solutions for global enterprises.”

Source: Businesswire