Arundhati Bhattacharya named Salesforce India Chairperson and CEO

Salesforce announced that Arundhati Bhattacharya will join the company on 20 April 2020 as chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India, to lead the company’s growth and expansion across the market. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, has been scaling rapidly in India.

Salesforce enables companies to take advantage of powerful technologies — cloud, mobile, social, artificial intelligence, voice and blockchain — to deliver personalised, connected experiences for their customers. Leading Indian companies, such as CEAT, redBus, and Franklin Templeton, use the company to connect with their customers in a whole new way.

Salesforce has invested significantly in India over many years, adding more jobs, expanding its office space and partner ecosystem to support its growing customer base. In 2016, the company opened a new Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad and expects to add 3,000 jobs across the region over the next three years, making India a leading global talent and innovation hub for the company.

Arundhati is a highly experienced business leader and finance authority, previously Chairperson of the State Bank of India and in 2016, was listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. In her role as chairperson and CEO of Salesforce India, Arundhati will report to Ulrik Nehammer, General Manager APAC and will oversee the growth strategy of the company and play an integral role in defining Salesforce’s relationship with the ecosystem of customers, partners and community.

“Arundhati is an incredible business leader and we are delighted to welcome her to Salesforce as chairperson and CEO India,” said Gavin Patterson, President and CEO, Salesforce International. “India is an important growth market for Salesforce and a world-class innovation and talent hub and Arundhati’s leadership will guide our next phase of growth, customer success and investment in the region.”

“Salesforce is a company with an impressive track record in supporting the digital transformation of its customers with world class technology and there is an incredible opportunity for future growth in India,” said Arundhati Bhattacharya. “Salesforce has also shown that it is guided by a core set of values and a mission to do good in the world and I could not be more excited to join the Salesforce team to ensure we capture this tremendous opportunity and contribute to India’s development and growth story in a meaningful way.”