Gradiant Scales US Operations With New Leadership, Offices And Contracts
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, the water layer of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy, has expanded its United States (US) operations with the appointment of a new regional leader, three new offices, a new innovation centre and long-term services contracts.
Gradiant has named Dr Nish Vora as Managing Director, Americas, to accelerate its growth momentum in the region. Dr Vora’s technical and commercial leadership is an excellent fit with the company’s culture of Innovation with Speed for its customers.
Alongside the appointment, Gradiant has opened new offices in Phoenix, Syracuse and Philadelphia, in addition to launching the Global Innovation Center in Houston to advance next-generation treatment technologies for North America. The company has also grown its US headcount by 55 per cent year to date.
Gradiant has also secured new long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts, including one to run the ultrapure water (UPW) system for a chip major. It will manage water quality, reliability and compliance, freeing the customer to focus on its core manufacturing operations.
In a statement, its Chief Executive Officer, Prakash Govindan said winning the long-term O&M contracts showed customers increasingly want a single accountable partner for water, not just equipment or one-off applications, adding that this aligned with Gradiant’s role as it scales across the US.
The contract win draws on Gradiant's global UPW expertise, including established teams in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, bolstered by a growing local US presence. Gradiant was selected for its customer-centric approach, speed of deployment and depth of O&M expertise.
The company designs, builds and operates the water layer underpinning the AI economy across chips, data centres, energy and applied industries.
Dr Vora said the company is targeting a US$1 billion order book in the US alone next year, adding that he is confident the target will be exceeded. (US$1=RM4.04)
-- BERNAMA