Rising Information Technology Expert Musunuru Tapped As Steritech CIO

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steritech Group, Inc., North America's leading provider of specialized brand protection services, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Raja Musunuru as Chief Information Officer to oversee the company's expansive information technology operation.

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Musunuru is responsible for the development and implementation of Steritech's information technology strategy, leveraging business systems, proprietary software and applications, and hardware to deliver on the needs of Steritech's clients and business operations. In addition, as CIO, he will serve on Steritech's Leadership Team, a group of key executives that steers the company's direction.

Recognized in May 2013 as a rising vanguard in the field on CIO Magazine's prestigious "Ones to Watch" list, Musunuru has a broad range of expertise, including technology strategy, organizational design, business process optimization, continuous improvement, and analytics-driven innovation.

Prior to joining Steritech in March, Musunuru served as Interim Chief Information Officer at Gaylord Entertainment. Among his many achievements at Gaylord were the development and integration of cloud-based, mobile, and on-premise solutions for a variety of functional groups and clients. Prior to that, he spent five years at Sony Pictures Entertainment in a variety of leadership roles, culminating his work there as Director, Business Intelligence Center of Excellence.

"We need IT to provide reliable and cost-effective services to our employees, and more importantly, collaborate with our business partners to optimize processes and become a source of innovation," said Steritech's Chief Operating Officer Rich Ennis. "Raja's business acumen, combined with his track record for award-winning innovation, makes him a perfect match for Steritech. His vision will help create value-added technology solutions for our clients and position Steritech as a leader in this arena."

Musunuru has a Master of Science degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology in India. He completed his undergraduate work in the same field at Nagarjuna University.

He is based out of the Steritech corporate office in Charlotte, N.C.

The Steritech Group, Inc. provides specialized brand protection services for the hospitality, retail, food processing, and healthcare industries. The premier provider of food safety, quality assurance, and pest prevention services, Steritech is a trusted partner to many of the world's leading brands. Founded in 1986, Steritech is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. For more information on Steritech, please visit www.steritech.com or call 800.868.0089.

SOURCE The Steritech Group, Inc.