CEO of Hoffman Estates company dies in accident at anniversary celebration

CEO of Hoffman Estates company dies in accident at anniversary celebration

The founder and CEO of a Hoffman Estates-based international software firm was killed late last week in an accident at an event in India celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary.Vistex CEO Sanjay Shah, 56, died and company President Raju Datla, 52, was critically injured Thursday in a 15-foot fall from an elevated stage when one of its supports broke, according to news sources in India, including the Times of India.The company, headquartered a…

CEO of Hoffman Estates company dies in accident at anniversary celebration in India

Sanjay Shah, founder and CEO of Vistex, Inc., makes history with his purchase of the Trump International Hotel & Tower penthouse in Chicago in 2014.Associated Press The founder and CEO of a Hoffman Estates-based international software firm was killed late last week in an accident at an event in India celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary.Vistex CEO Sanjay Shah, 56, died and company President Raju Datla, 52, was critically injured Thursday …

Tech company CEO, a Lehigh University grad, dies in shocking stage fall in India at company’s anniversary celebration

Sanjay Shah, 55, CEO of Vistex and a Lehigh University graduate, died in a shocking fall at the company’s 25th anniversary celebration at a movie studio stage in India.

Chicago tech CEO Sanjay Shah dies in tragic stage fall in India during company’s 25th anniversary celebration

A video of the accident shows Shah and Raju Datla, the company’s president, being lowered in a faux hot air balloon spewing decorative sparks when a cable holding the basket gave way.