NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan as Area Vice President for India and the SAARC region

Prior to joining NetApp, Premalakshmi was the Vice President and Head of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Business for India.

NetApp has appointment of Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan as the new Area Vice President for India and the SAARC region. An industry veteran, Premalakshmi’s new role will see her spearhead NetApp’s overall sales strategy, with a continued focus on strengthening the customer and partner ecosystem in the region.

Prior to joining NetApp, Premalakshmi was the Vice President and Head of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Business for India. Before Oracle, she held senior leadership roles at Accenture, Cisco, and Schneider Electric (APC).

With NetApp focused on its customer-first approach, delivering innovation and excellence to help organizations navigate the growing complexities of IT modernization and data infrastructure for AI innovation, Premalakshmi track record and experience fits in perfectly for the intelligent data vendor.

Commenting on Premalakshmi’s appointment, Andrew Sotiropoulos, Senior Vice President & General Manager, APAC at NetApp said he is not only excited but also looking forward to Premalakshmi driving growth and success across India and the SAARC region.

“With Prema’s rich experience, I am confident of India’s continued momentum, as we deliver transformative solutions that empower organizations and drive our vision forward in today’s intelligent era. As we step into 2026, I’m energized by the opportunities across APAC—where innovation and customer success will define the next phase of growth for us,” commented Sotiropoulos in a LinkedIn post.

For Sotiropoulos, 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,” added Sotiropoulos.

As Indian business executives are expected to demand at least a 70% success rate from their digital transformation and GenAI initiatives by 2027, Premalakshmi believes achieving this will require a robust data strategy and infrastructure capable of managing large-scale AI workloads and deployments.

“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,” she commented.