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Brillio recognized with two Gold Brandon Hall Group(TM) HCM Excellence Awards(R) for AI Native Talent Development. Aug 25, 2026, 11:00 ET A persona-based AI capability program spanning more than 5,500 employees in six countries earned Brillio Gold in two Brandon Hall categories - Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program, and Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy. DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Brillio, The Enterprise AI Accelerator, today announced it has won two Gold Brandon Hall Group(TM) HCM Excellence Awards(R). Brillio received Gold in the Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program category and Gold in the Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy category, both for its AI Native Talent Development program. The HCM Excellence Awards(R) recognize organizations that develop and deploy programs, strategies, technologies, and solutions that deliver measurable business results and advance excellence in Human Capital Management. The recognition provides further validation of Brillio's Enterprise AI Accelerator strategy: scaling AI requires organizations to transform not only their technology and data foundations, but also the capabilities of the people who build, deploy, and operate AI-enabled businesses. "This recognition reflects our team's commitment to building real, applied AI capability across every role," said Sridhar Krishnamurthy, Chief Human Resources Officer, Brillio. "Scaling AI requires more than technology. It requires people who understand how to apply AI to the way the business actually works. Through our AI Native Talent Development program, we've equipped our people to apply AI in the context of enterprise operations, use intelligent agents across the value chain, and continuously improve outcomes through learning and adaptation. We are honored to be recognized by Brandon Hall Group(TM), and proud of everyone across Brillio who helped turn that ambition into measurable results." Built for applied capability, not course completion Brillio designed the AI Native Talent Development program to close a gap that conventional upskilling approaches leave unaddressed. Where many organizations treat AI readiness as a matter of assigning courses and tracking completion, the program was built to move an entire enterprise workforce from AI awareness to applied, role specific capability. That capability is a critical part of Brillio's broader approach to full-stack Enterprise AI execution, alongside modern data foundations, AI platforms, proprietary accelerators, and industry-specific solutions. In early 2025, Brillio designated AI workforce readiness as a top organizational priority. Rather than deploying an off-the-shelf learning catalog, the company built a role by role, function-by-function capability architecture that treats AI readiness as an operational standard rather than a training outcome. Capability system built around 40 personas The program is organized around 40 role specific personas spanning technical, delivery, sales and leadership, and business functions. Each persona was defined by the capability a role needs in an AI-native enterprise and delivery environment and the gap between current and required proficiency. Every persona followed a learning journey structured across three stages: conceptual learning, hands on practice in pre-configured AI Virtual Machine environments, and validated assessment. It was delivered through a best of breed technology stack, with change management embedded as a core design principle rather than a separate communication effort. Delivered at enterprise scale Brillio delivered the program across approximately 5,500 employees in six countries: India, the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Romania. A wave-based rollout allowed the program to improve with each phase, and HR Business Partners drove adoption across regions to keep the experience globally consistent and locally relevant. Measurable outcomes Initial results that validated the model include: * Close to 5,500 learners engaged in Wave 1, with an overall engagement rate of approximately 90 percent across 40 personas and six countries. * A measurable AI capability baseline was established across both technical and nontechnical roles for the first time, with average AI Native Scores approaching the organizational aspiration of 90 percent. The model is also beginning to extend beyond Brillio. A global financial services institution has approached Brillio about replicating the transformational model within its own workforce - demonstrating how Brillio's internal AI transformation can become a blueprint for clients seeking to build AI-native organizations. "Every year, the HCM Excellence Awards(R) remind us that innovation is ultimately about impact. The organizations recognized this year have demonstrated that great HR and learning strategies do not just improve programs, they strengthen organizations, empower people and deliver measurable business results. We are honored to celebrate their achievements," said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group(TM) and HCM Excellence Awards(R) Program Leader. The complete list of 2026 HCM Excellence Award winners is available at: https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners-2/ To learn more about Brillio's AI native talent and explore career opportunities, visit https://careers.brillio.com/ About the Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards For more than 30 years, the Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards have recognized organizations that are shaping the future of Human Capital Management. Each submission is evaluated by an independent panel of Brandon Hall Group analysts, industry experts, and experienced practitioners using consistent criteria that assess business need, program design, innovation, adoption, and organizational impact. About Brillio Brillio is The Enterprise AI Accelerator helping Fortune 1000 companies move from AI ambition to production and scaled enterprise impact, faster. Powered by our AI accelerator platform, Agentic Data and Application Management (ADAM), Brillio is one of the fastest growing digital technology service providers, delivering transformation across five core workstreams: business led transformation, customer experience transformation, AI and data engineering, digital engineering, and infrastructure engineering. With 14 delivery locations across North America, Europe, and Asia and a team of over 5,500 customer obsessed professionals, Brillio combines deep industry expertise, modern engineering, and accelerators to deliver measurable outcomes. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Brillio serves clients globally with a commitment to speed, scale, and measurable impact. Learn more at www.brillio.com. SOURCE Brillio

/C O R R E C T I O N - Brillio/. Jul 28, 2026, 12:07 ET In the news release, Brillio Named an OpenAI Select Partner to Help Enterprises Move AI into Production, issued July 28, 2026 by Brillio over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that Avantika Sharma is the Global Leader - HLS & BFS, Brillio, rather than as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: Brillio Named an OpenAI Select Partner to Help Enterprises Move AI into Production. The partnership combines OpenAI's frontier AI capabilities and Brillio's engineering-first approach to help enterprises operationalize AI at scale. Enterprise AI has entered a new phase. Success is no longer measured by pilots, but by how effectively organizations operationalize AI across their business. DALLAS, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Brillio, the enterprise AI accelerator with an engineering-first approach, today announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network. The OpenAI Partner Network is a global program for partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions with OpenAI. It brings together partners with deep industry expertise, delivery capabilities, and customer relationships while providing resources and support to help enterprises adopt frontier AI technologies and translate them into measurable business outcomes. As an OpenAI Select Partner, Brillio will continue working with OpenAI to help organizations build, deploy, and scale AI solutions responsibly and effectively. Together, the companies will help enterprises move beyond experimentation by embedding AI into workflows, applications, data, and decision-making processes to deliver measurable value. Brillio is built to fill the white space between AI strategy and enterprise operations. The company helps enterprises build AI systems that understand how their business works by combining industry context, engineering expertise, and AI execution capabilities. Brillio enables organizations to orchestrate, govern, and scale AI across the enterprise as one accountable partner from workflow and ontology through applications, data, controls, and run. Across industries, Brillio is helping enterprises operationalize AI through domain-specific solutions built on OpenAI, including GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work. Its Semantic Fabric solution enables organizations to build and govern enterprise knowledge graphs and ontologies that provide trusted business context for AI, improving agent accuracy, semantic search, and intelligent automation. Its Agentic SDLC solution applies AI across the software development lifecycle helping organizations accelerate software development, improve productivity, and reduce time-to-market. "Most organizations no longer struggle with AI strategy. They struggle with execution," said Avantika Sharma, Global Leader - HLS & BFS, Brillio. "The challenge is embedding AI into the systems, workflows, and decisions that run the business while maintaining governance and delivering measurable outcomes. By combining OpenAI's frontier AI capabilities with Brillio's engineering depth, industry expertise, and AI accelerators, we can help enterprises move from isolated pilots to production AI at scale." Brillio supports enterprises across healthcare and life sciences, banking, financial services and insurance, retail and consumer products, and communications, media and technology. Combining industry expertise, engineering talent, global delivery capabilities, and AI accelerators, the company helps organizations embed AI into customer experiences, business operations, software engineering, and enterprise technology environments while maintaining the governance, security, and operational discipline required to scale responsibly. Looking ahead, Brillio plans to deepen its work with OpenAI through solution innovation, industry-focused offerings, talent development and go-to-market initiatives that help customers leverage AI in their business context and drive tangible outcomes. About Brillio Brillio is The Enterprise AI Accelerator helping Fortune 1000 companies move from AI ambition to scaled impact, faster. Powered by our AI accelerator platform - Agentic Data and Application Management (ADAM), Brillio is one of the fastest-growing digital technology service providers, delivering transformation across five core workstreams: business-led transformation, customer experience transformation, AI and data engineering, digital engineering, and infrastructure engineering. With 14 delivery locations across North America, Europe, and Asia and a team of over 6,000 customer-obsessed professionals, Brillio combines deep industry expertise, modern engineering, and accelerators to deliver measurable outcomes. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Brillio serves clients globally with a commitment to speed, scale, and measurable impact. Learn more at www.brillio.com. SOURCE Brillio

BOT VFX names Srikanth Swaminathan as CEO. Discover more Engineering & Technology Graphics & Animation Software BOT VFX, the Emmy-nominated global visual effects studio, has appointed Srikanth Swaminathan as its new CEO. The Chennai-based executive brings nearly three decades of leadership experience in technology, digital transformation, and large-scale business operations to one of India's prominent VFX houses. This move signals the studio's ambition to accelerate growth while strengthening operational excellence in an increasingly competitive global market. Srikanth Swaminathan's extensive leadership background. Swaminathan joins BOT VFX after serving as Managing Director and Global Delivery Head - Commercial at Brillio, where he led complex technology programs incorporating AI-enabled workflows across retail, CPG, utilities, logistics, and media sectors. He managed business units with full P&L responsibility exceeding $100 million in revenue and oversaw large cross-functional teams spanning the US, Europe, and Asia. Prior to Brillio, he was Managing Director at Investis Digital (now IDX Inc.), successfully scaling the company's India operations through significant growth and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly two decades at Cognizant in progressively senior roles, including AVP - Digital Technology and Delivery Head, where he handled large-scale digital transformation initiatives involving AI, automation, cloud, and emerging technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Madras University. Known for his operational discipline and people-first leadership style, Swaminathan has a proven track record of identifying emerging technologies and translating them into measurable business impact. Discover more Graphic Design Geographic Reference What this appointment means for BOT VFX. Co-founders Hitesh Shah (Chairman) and Sreyans Bardia (Managing Director) expressed strong confidence in the new CEO. Shah highlighted Swaminathan's strong business acumen and maturity to not only sustain BOT VFX's growth momentum but accelerate it. Bardia noted Swaminathan's quick understanding of the studio's culture, standards, and client relationships, calling him a natural fit for the company's next phase. As CEO, Swaminathan will focus on strategic growth initiatives, operational excellence, client engagement, and talent development. BOT VFX, which operates as a full-service VFX partner with nearly 500 professionals, delivers high-end services including rotoscopy, paint, matchmove, compositing, CG integration, and particle effects for feature films, episodic content, and commercials. The studio has contributed to major projects such as Wicked: For Good, Stranger Things Season 5, Foundation Season 2, and For All Mankind Season 5, working closely with production teams across the US, UK, and Europe. Strategic outlook for BOT VFX in the AVGC industry of India. This leadership transition comes at a pivotal time for the Indian VFX industry, which continues to expand its global footprint while navigating demands for faster delivery, advanced AI integration, and creative excellence. Swaminathan's deep technology and business expertise is expected to help BOT VFX blend creative capabilities with scalable, efficient operations. With a strong foundation already in place, the studio appears well-positioned to take on larger, more complex projects and deepen partnerships with international clients. The appointment reflects a clear strategy: combining artistic talent with disciplined, forward-looking leadership to drive sustainable growth in a dynamic industry. The entire VFX community will be watching closely to see how BOT VFX evolves under Srikanth Swaminathan's leadership. Post Views: 200