QualiZeal Appoints Sunil Upadrasta as India Head, GCC

Hyderabad: QualiZeal, a global leader in Trust-first, AI-native Quality Engineering and AI Assurance, is sharpening its focus on Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in Hyderabad to meet growing demand, with plans to add 600+ new professionals in the city by 2028 across AI, Cloud, Data Engineering, Digital Engineering, and Enterprise Applications. To strengthen its GCC business development efforts, the company has appointed Sunil Upadrasta as Vice President and India Head, GCC, to drive new-logo growth, market expansion, and C-suite engagement.

Hyderabad is home to QualiZeal’s 3 Global Delivery Centers (GDCs) and around 80% of its 1,100+ strong workforce. The company’s sharpened GCC focus comes as Hyderabad consolidates its position as one of India's most important GCC destinations. The city hosts 515+ GCCs, approximately 1 in 4 of India's 2,117, making it the country's second-largest hub. Telangana is home to 300,000+ GCC professionals, while 50% of all new BFSI GCC entrants in India last year chose Hyderabad, and 165+ GCC units in the city are linked to Forbes Global 2000 companies. As these centers take greater ownership of products, platforms, and AI, QualiZeal, as a GCC-enabler, is strengthening its commitment to partnering with them.

QualiZeal aims to make Hyderabad a key center for delivering next-generation engineering and AI assurance capabilities to GCCs worldwide. The company is advancing towards Vision 2028, its ambition to become the fastest Indian IT services company to reach $100 million in annual revenue, with strategic GCC partnerships expected to drive significant revenue. The 600+ planned hires will build specialized capabilities for its GCC engagements, and the company is also exploring strategic partnerships within Hyderabad’s growing GCC ecosystem. Its IP ecosystem of QMentisAI™, ValidAIte™, and NexaAI underpins this offering.