Sindhu Gangadharan appointed as Nasscom chairperson

Industry body Nasscom has appointed Sindhu Gangadharan as its Chairperson. Gangadharan, who is the managing director of SAP Labs India, will be succeeding Rajesh Nambiar who has been appointed as President Designate. To be sure, in 2023, she was also appointed as the Chair of the Nasscom GCC Council. 

Gangadharan, along with the Nasscom executive council, will drive set priorities that include emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, positioning India as a global hub for digital talent, catalysing innovation, developing a favourable policy ecosystem, and strengthening engineering R&D capabilities.

“Nasscom has played a pivotal role in propelling India’s emergence as a global innovation leader. With our nation’s robust engineering R&D capabilities, innovative potential, and extensive digital talent pool, India is well-positioned to spearhead large-scale digital transformations that are sustainable and inclusive. I am excited to deepen my contributions to this remarkable journey further,” said Gangadharan. She also holds an additional global role as the Head of Customer Innovation Services, SAP.

Last week, the outgoing Cognizant India MD Nambiar was announced to be succeeding Debjani Ghosh as the president of Nasscom. He was appointed by a search committee that comprised of Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS along with members Harish Mehta, Som Mittal, Krishnakumar Natarajan and Sindhu Gangadharan.

“This is truly an exciting time for the industry, as we focus on the accelerated transition to AI-first companies, making talent our greatest competitive advantage, driving growth, and increasing investments in IP creation and R&D. I am both privileged and honoured to take on this opportunity to collaborate with all stakeholders to enhance the Indian tech sector’s capabilities,” Nambiar had then said.