SAP Labs India elevates Milesh J as head of strategy and ops

SAP Labs India has elevated Milesh J as the head of Strategy and Operations, effective February 1. He will be responsible for overall location strategy and operational efficiency, along with managing strategic cross organisational projects across all businesses in SAP Labs India. He will also liaison externally with industry, government, and ecosystem.

“As the Head of Strategy and Operations at SAP Labs India, Milesh will lead the innovation charter as well as key strategic initiatives for the organisation. Milesh will also be responsible for the overall location strategy as well as operational efficiency of SAP Labs India. Having observed his transformative impact on various cross-organisational projects, I am confident that his wealth of expertise and unwavering dedication make him an exceptional leader for SAP Labs India,” said Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & MD, SAP Labs India, and Head, SAP User Enablement.

Milesh has been associated with SAP for over two decades. He has worked across critical domains such as product engineering, product management, business development, customer engagement, and consulting. His last held role was that of vice president and head of S/4HANA Data Transformation & Enterprise Content Management Unit, where he oversaw product engineering teams with focus on cloud. Milesh is an alum of Indian Business School.

Last week, Kulmeet Bawa, the SAP India managing director was appointed to the post of chief revenue officer for the business technology platform (SAP BTP). Bawa has been the president and MD at SAP India for more than three and a half years, and will continue to serve through February. During this time, Bawa’s replacement would also be announced, the company said in a statement.