{"id":1696,"date":"2018-06-13T07:24:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psware.com\/?page_id=1696"},"modified":"2019-04-25T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T20:10:56","slug":"raj-ghate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psware.com\/about\/leadership\/raj-ghate\/","title":{"rendered":"Raj Ghate"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530128890302{background-color: #f3efea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530129088101{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Raj-Ghate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Raj-Ghate-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Raj-Ghate-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.psware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Raj-Ghate.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #d04927;\">Raj Ghate<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"job-title\">Chief Executive Officer<\/h3>\n<p>Raj is an aerospace veteran with more than 20 years of experience serving top-tier suppliers in a multitude of capacities. His cross-functional experience spans engineering, contracts and product marketing, and includes individual contributor roles as well as executive roles in sales and marketing, business development and general management.<\/p>\n<p>Raj joined Performance in 2003 to lead the sales department, In just nine years, the company\u2019s revenue grew from $5 million to $25 million. He then transitioned to general manager and is currently CEO. His diverse and extensive background gives him an invaluable perspective that allows him to drive the organization, its leadership and strategy to give clients the best from Performance.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration degree from Arizona State University.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530129047746{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d04927;\">What I love most about my work<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt may sound trite, but what I love most about working at Performance is the dedication of the people around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d04927;\">One thing everyone must know about Performance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThat we absolutely care about creating the best possible workplace environment for our employees and that care extends to doing the absolutely best job possible for our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d04927;\">Fun Fact<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Raj is an avid (some would say obsessive) fitness enthusiast, and has managed to find gyms in all the locations he has flown to on business travel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530128890302{background-color: #f3efea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530129088101{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] Raj Ghate Chief Executive Officer Raj is an aerospace veteran with more than 20 years of experience serving top-tier suppliers in a multitude of capacities. 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