Mumbai: 24/7 Customer (www.247customer.com), provider of BPO services to global 500 companies, has announced the appointment of Doug Bettinger as chief financial officer.

Bettinger joins 24/7 Customer from Intel Corporation. He has many years of diverse international business experience as a senior finance executive. He will direct and oversee all financial and operational areas with responsibility for the company''s domestic and foreign financial and fiscal management policies, provide guidance to senior-level management and help direct the daily operation of the company.

Bettinger''s was with Intel for 11 years where his last held position was as corporate planning and reporting controller, leading the external reporting, treasury accounting, and corporate planning functions. He was instrumental in implementing Intel''s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program and was responsible for managing Intel''s world-wide budgetary and reporting processes.

Commenting on the appointment, PV Kannan, founder and CEO, 24/7 Customer said, "We''re delighted to have a seasoned financial executive as Doug Bettinger join our executive team. We are confident that Doug will leverage his vast expertise, to ensure that we continue to keep our promise of out performance."