The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has appointed Sindhu Gangadharan, the Managing Director of SAP Labs India, as its new chairperson. She will succeed Rajesh Nambiar following his transition to Nasscom president-designate.
She took to LinkedIn to announce the same and mentioned, “Nasscom has been central to India’s evolving technology landscape, serving as the representative voice for the country’s $250 billion tech industry. I am deeply honored to assume the Office of the Chairperson at Nasscom I am eager to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry and to draw on my experience in product leadership and leading SAP’s second-largest R&D hub, to help shape the future of India’s Techade.”
Further, she wrote, “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. Heartfelt gratitude to Rajesh Nambiar and Debjani Ghosh for their trust and support. Their leadership has been instrumental in guiding Nasscom to where it is today, and I am excited to build on this legacy as we continue to drive the industry forward 🙏”
Currently, she is working as Head, Customer Innovation Services and SVP and Managing Director at SAP Labs India. She joined the company in August 1999 as a Software Developer CRM Middleware and has since then transitioned through various roles including Product Management – CRM Middleware, Product Manager – B2B Integration with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, Head of Product Management – SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, Chief Product Owner – For On Premise Integration Technologies (PI) and SAP HANA Cloud Integration, VP and Head of Product Management HANA Cloud Integration, Process Integration, FSN, VP and Head of Product Management SAP Clour Platform IoT, Integration and Process Orchestration, Head of the Intelligent Enterprise Program and SVP and Head of SAP User Enablement.
Being with SAP, she also served as Vice Chair at Nasscom with the additional role of Executive Council Member.
Gangadharan is also serving as an Independent Director in Siemens, Titan, and Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. In the past, she was associated with Qualtrics as the Board of Directors, and as Advisory Board at ReLoop by SAP.
