Ola on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rakesh Bhardwaj as Group Chief Information Officer.
In this role, Bhardwaj will provide strategic direction to the group’s IT initiatives covering information systems, tools, security, IT infrastructure and assets across Ola’s global operations and businesses.
Rakesh brings nearly three decades of experience in building and managing cutting edge global IT teams and systems for some of the largest enterprises in the world.
Prior to Ola, he held several leadership roles, including Global CIO at Cognizant, CIO for GE Healthcare and previously CIO for GE Aviation and Transportation.
Rakesh’s appointment comes close on the heels of several other recent leadership hires at Ola, including N Balachandar as Ola Electric CHRO and Wayne Burgess as Ola Electric’s Head of Design last week, as the group looks to rapidly build its global leadership team to drive the next phase of growth across all its business verticals globally.
Bhavish Aggarwal, Chairman and Group CEO, Ola, said, “I am pleased to welcome Rakesh to our leadership team. As Ola scales up further and expands into new areas such as connected manufacturing, intelligent charging infrastructure, and a sophisticated global supply chain, having a robust IT infrastructure enabling this growth is imperative. Rakesh’s expertise in building solid technology systems and processes across a diverse set of large organisations will be instrumental in building the technology backbone that will power this growth across our businesses.”
Bhardwaj said, “Ola’s mission to transition the world to sustainable mobility is compelling. It is a great opportunity to be able to contribute to this mission by building a global IT enterprise, the backbone for any high-growth tech company. I am looking forward to working with businesses to help deliver growth and superior customer experiences through world-class operational efficiencies.”