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Schneider Electric appoints Bhavna Verma as VP for strategy and M&A in India
DELHI: Schneider Electric has tapped Bhavna Verma as vice president for strategy and M&A in the Greater India zone, marking her return to the energy-tech major as it sharpens its growth playbook. She succeeds Damini Chaudhari, who recently moved to head services for the zone.
This is Verma’s second innings at the company. During her earlier stint, she worked across the M&A integration office, strategy and sales excellence. The firm is now banking on that experience to energise its next phase of expansion.
Zone president for Greater India and chief executive of Schneider Electric India, Deepak Sharma, said Verma’s strength lies in hard-nosed problem-solving and turning strategy into scale. Her blend of business acumen and sector depth, he added, will help the company “chart new frontiers of growth.”
Verma called her return a homecoming, saying India remains a strategic priority for Schneider Electric’s global operations. She aims to steer software-led value creation, sharpen sales excellence and push for purpose-driven community initiatives with measurable outcomes.
She will lead corporate strategy, software strategy, sales excellence and CSR for the zone, shaping the mid- to long-term roadmap. With more than 17 years across consulting, strategy, M&A and marketing at Cargill, Honeywell, EY and Schneider Electric, she brings a track record in driving both organic and inorganic growth and building high-performance teams. At Cargill, she headed strategy, category marketing and product management for the food solutions division.
The appointment underscores Schneider Electric’s focus on leadership depth and smooth succession in one of its most critical markets. And with Verma back in the cockpit, the company is clearly gearing up to hit the accelerator.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
