NetApp announced the appointment of Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan as the new Area Vice President for India and the SAARC region. In this role, Premalakshmi will spearhead NetApp’s overall sales strategy, with a continued focus on strengthening the customer and partner ecosystem.
Premalakshmi brings a track record of building high-performing teams and enabling successful customer transformations. This closely aligns with NetApp’s customer-first approach, delivering innovation and excellence to help organizations navigate the growing complexities of IT modernization and data infrastructure for AI innovation.
“As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, India’s dynamic digital landscape and increasing demand for advanced data infrastructure make it a critical focus for NetApp’s expansion and innovation strategies. With Premalakshmi’s deep expertise in these fields, along with her proven leadership, NetApp will be positioned to deliver the data advantage and business outcomes that our customers and partners seek in today’s intelligent era,” said Andrew Sotiropoulos, Senior Vice President & General Manager, APAC at NetApp. “We are excited to welcome Premalakshmi to NetApp and look forward to her driving growth and success across India and the SAARC region.”
“By 2027, Indian business executives will demand at least a 70% success rate from their digital transformation and GenAI initiatives. Achieving this will require a robust data strategy and infrastructure capable of managing large-scale AI workloads and deployments,” said Premalakshmi. “With NetApp’s long-standing legacy and advancements in data management and services, I believe we can enable customers to unlock the full potential of data, scaling agility and driving sustained business growth.”
With over two decades of industry and leadership experience in the technology sector, Premalakshmi brings a proven track record in go-to-market strategies and business transformation. She joins NetApp from Oracle where she was the Vice President and Head of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Business for India. Before Oracle, Premalakshmi held senior leadership roles at Accenture, Cisco, and Schneider Electric (APC).
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