Pune, Sep 04: iLink Digital, an AI-led digital transformation company, has appointed Anand Dhand as Managing Director – APAC, where he will lead the company’s growth across the region, focusing on enterprise relationships, strategic partnerships and scaling its AI-led solutions.
With over two decades of experience across global technology businesses, Anand has held leadership roles across geographies at LeadSquared, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and Nokia, spanning sales, alliances, business operations, product and P&L management.
iLink Digital, an AI-led digital transformation company, announced the appointment of Anand Dhand as Managing Director – APAC. In his new role, Anand will lead iLink Digital’s growth across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on expanding enterprise relationships, building strategic partnerships, and scaling the company’s AI-led solutions across the region.
Anand brings more than two decades of experience in building and growing technology businesses across global markets. Before joining iLink Digital, he led Global Alliances and International Markets at LeadSquared, where he worked with technology and business partners across India and the Middle East to expand the company’s reach. Earlier, he held leadership roles at Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and Nokia, taking on responsibilities across sales, alliances, business operations, product and P&L management. At iLink Digital, his mandate will also include expanding the reach of iLink Digital’s AI capabilities across APAC by building stronger relationships with enterprise leaders, governments, industry bodies and subject-matter experts, and identifying new opportunities for AI-led transformation across the region.
Over the course of his career, Anand has worked across different stages of business growth, from developing new business lines and building partner ecosystems to managing large enterprise relationships and international operations. This experience will complement iLink Digital’s growing ecosystem of technology partnerships, including its relationships with Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud and Databricks, as the company deepens its engagement with enterprises across APAC. His understanding of partner-led growth and enterprise technology adoption will support iLink Digital’s efforts to take these capabilities to a wider set of customers and markets across the region.
“Anand’s experience across technology, enterprise businesses, partnerships and international markets makes him a great addition to our leadership team. As we grow our APAC business, he will focus on building stronger customer and partner relationships and taking our AI-led solutions to more enterprises across the region.’ said Sree Balaji, Group CEO and Co-founder, iLink Digital.
“I see a strong opportunity to build iLink Digital’s next phase of growth in APAC. The company brings together deep technology capabilities and a strong understanding of enterprise needs, and I look forward to building on that by expanding our customer relationships, growing our partnerships and taking our AI-led solutions to more businesses across the region,” said Anand Dhand, Managing Director, APAC, iLink Digital.
The appointment comes as iLink Digital continues to strengthen its AI-led capabilities and support enterprises globally in their transformation journeys. Anand’s leadership will add further depth to the company’s APAC business as it works with customers and partners across the region to take on larger and more complex AI-led transformation opportunities.