Prior to that he managed new business initiatives, has been the global head of two verticals, and led the team that built products in the domain of Performance Support Systems and Serious Games. He also helped TATA Interactive Systems in corporate planning and strategy and was involved in the acquisitions of two companies.

Saurabh Mittal holds a Bachelor of Science from St Stephen's, New Delhi and an MBA in Finance & Marketing from the Institute of Management Technology, India. He is also trained in the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Model and is a senior assessor in the TATA Group. As a leader of the assessment team, he has evaluated many companies of the TATA Group.

Mittal replaces Dr. Tobias Thomas, who has made the decision to resign, effective 31 July. Thomas joined TIS in 2000, and leadership the business has grown rapidly in recent years. The company thanks him for his huge commitment to the organization.

Tata Interactive Systems is a leading developer of learning solutions. Its products are designed to enable organizational initiatives across industry verticals including education, government and defence, telecommunications and ict, pharmaceuticals and health care, banking and insurance, airlines and transportation, logistics and hospitality, consumer package goods, manufacturing, energy and construction.