India’s Sarvam puts Sashikumar Sreedharan in charge of enterprise business
India’s Sarvam AI appointed former Google Cloud India managing director Sashikumar Sreedharan president and chief business officer, with a seat on its board. He will lead enterprise and government business and oversee marketing, finance, engineering support and service delivery. The company says more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are building with its AI offering.
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Enterprise and government business gets a new leader
Indian AI developer Sarvam appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan president and chief business officer and named him to its board of directors. The 9 November announcement gives him responsibility for enterprise and government business. He will also expand the company’s work with digital-native businesses, developers and partners. Marketing, finance, service delivery, commercial operations and engineering teams working directly with customers fall within his remit.[1], [2]
Sreedharan brings experience from Google and Microsoft
Sreedharan most recently served as Google Cloud’s managing director for India. His career spans more than three decades building and leading technology businesses. Before Google, he spent over five years leading Microsoft India’s enterprise business as managing director. At Sarvam, he joins a company that describes its customer work as growing in both scale and scope, with more than 100 enterprises and government institutions building on its offering, according to the company.[1]
Sarvam keeps enterprise data and models inside organizations
Sarvam’s stated enterprise approach keeps data, models and software agents inside the organization using them. The company links that approach with further research and products intended for wider use. Sreedharan says he will work with the team and customers on products used in industry and government operations, while supporting India’s role in creating AI used internationally.[1]
