Salesforce.com, Inc, an  American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California has recruited Arundhati Bhattacharya, the former chairman of State Bank of India as India CEO for its company.

Arundhathi Bhattacharya formerly headed the country’s largest lender, which was ranked as 236^th in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations of the year 2019. Bhattacharya joined SBI in 1977 and was the first woman to lead the more than 200 year old bank. She retired from SBI in the year 2017 after spending four decades in various roles.

Aware of the new appointment, the source revealed that “Arundhathi is a hugely credible name and with enormous experience, will help Salesforce to reach great heights in the country.” 

 Arundhathi is currently working as the chairman of SWIFT India Domestic Services. SWIFT is one of the world’s largest financial messaging network that facilitates international payments functions for financial institutions.

The global CRM giant said that Arundhati Bhattacharya will be joining Salesforce on April 20 as chairperson and Chief executive of its India division and will report to Urik Nehammer, General Manager of Salesforce in the APAC region. “Arundhati is an incredible business leader and we are delighted to welcome her to Salesforce as chairperson and CEO India,” said Gavin Patterson, President and CEO of Salesforce International.

Salesforce sees India as one of the fastest emerging regions. According to a recent report by International Data Corporation, Salesforce is planning to create more than 500000 jobs in the country through 2024.

“India is an important growth market for Salesforce and a world-class innovation and talent hub and Arundhati’s leadership will guide our next phase of growth, customer success and investment in the region,” he added.

“I could not be more excited to join the Salesforce team to ensure we capture this tremendous opportunity and contribute to India’s development and growth story in a meaningful way,” said Bhattacharya.