Hari Sundaram — CEO
"As the VP and Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Siemens Digital Industries, I am at the forefront of shaping our future by building and scaling joint business ventures with Global System Integrators (GSIs), Hyperscaler's, and technology partners. This pivotal role is central to the Siemens #ONETECH company transformation, where fostering strategic alliances is paramount to our long-term success, market leadership, and accelerating digital industrial innovation. With over 30 years of extensive experience across IT products, services, cloud, and AI platforms, I specialize in forging high-impact strategic alliances and channel partnerships. My career is marked by consistently driving significant growth and delivering transformative business outcomes. Prior to Siemens, I led the indirect channel business for Zoom in emerging markets, developing robust partner ecosystems for customer experience solutions across EMEA. At Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), I managed strategic GSI portfolios, notably securing Capgemini as a premier AWS GSI partner in the DACH region and establishing them in UK&I and France. At HPE, my efforts were recognized with nominations for the "FY-19 EMEA Winners Summit" and the Sales Team of the Year award in FY-18. As a founding member of [24]7.ai, I oversaw its expansion into a fully scaled global operation with over 15,000 FTEs, securing high-value contracts exceeding $250 million and facilitating its evolution from a traditional Contact Centre BPO to a cloud platform company. My strategic initiatives have consistently surpassed revenue targets by up to 160%, demonstrating a proven ability to deliver tangible results and drive organizational success."
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Solutions expert with a focus on strategic partnerships and business development.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience: 29 yrs
Skills
- Strategic Partnerships
- Corporate Strategy
- Channel Partnerships
- Customer Experience
- Cloud Sales
- Strategic Alliances
- Sales Management
- Digital Operations
- Business Development
- Digital Transformation
Career Highlights
- Over 30 years of experience in IT and cloud solutions.
- Led strategic partnerships for major tech companies.
- Consistently exceeded revenue targets by up to 160%.
Work Experience
Siemens
VP & Global Head of Strategic Partnerships (7 mos)
VP & Head of Global System Integrators (9 mos)
Zoom
Channel Sales Leader (1 yr 7 mos)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
EMEA GSI Leader (2 yrs 2 mos)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Head of UKI - Digital Operations (1 yr 5 mos)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
UK&I Strategic Alliances (8 yrs 2 mos)
[24]7.ai
Managing Director - Europe (8 yrs 10 mos)
Vice President - Quality , Training & Operations (2 yrs 10 mos)
Wipro Limited
Business Manager (4 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Bachelors at University of Calicut
Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of Mumbai
