NTT Data Corporation appointed Patrizio Mapelli as new CEO for the EMEA region, including Latin America. Mapelli succeeds Thomas Balgheim, who led the company's expansion in EMEA and Latin America from 2008. Mapelli will take over on April 1, 2013.

Prior to his appointment, Mapelli was NTT Data CEO for Italy and manager of NTT Data's corporate business unit for the EMEA region.