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Autodesk Names Kamolika Gupta Peres as Vice-President for India & SAARC to Drive Strategic Growth

Kamolika Gupta

Autodesk has appointed Kamolika Gupta Peres as Vice-President of its India and SAARC operations, a move that reinforces the company’s commitment to scaling up in one of its fastest-growing regional markets. Based in Bengaluru and effective from June 2025, Gupta Peres is tasked with spearheading Autodesk’s growth and scaling strategy across India and South Asia, strengthening its customer and partner ecosystems, and solidifying its role as a trusted digital transformation advisor.

With over two decades of proven leadership in SaaS sales and go-to-market execution, Gupta Peres brings valuable experience from her prior roles at global giants including ServiceNow, Google, SAP, and IBM. Most recently, she served as Group Vice-President and Managing Director for India and South Asia at ServiceNow, where she successfully steered market expansion and forged strategic enterprise partnerships. Her extensive background in driving revenue growth and shaping digital strategies across B2B landscapes positions her well to lead Autodesk’s ambitions in the region.

Haresh Khoobchandani, Vice-President for APAC & Japan at Autodesk, welcomed her appointment and emphasized that her “strong expertise in leading large-scale transformations, forging strategic partnerships, and delivering customer-centric growth will be instrumental as we accelerate our momentum in India.” Under Gupta Peres’s leadership, Autodesk aims to deepen its engagement in sectors such as construction, engineering, manufacturing, and infrastructure—areas that are central to India’s rapid urbanization and national development initiatives.

India and the SAARC region are currently pivotal to Autodesk’s regional strategy. With public infrastructure projects gaining scale and enterprises accelerating their digital transitions, the demand for Autodesk’s design and engineering platforms is rising sharply. Gupta Peres will work closely with stakeholders across government, industry, and academia to build sustainable ecosystems that support innovation, capacity building, and the adoption of next-generation design tools.

Her leadership coincides with Autodesk’s wider efforts in India, such as forming alliances in the public sector, expanding its academic initiatives, and investing in reseller networks and AI-driven product capabilities. Through Gupta Peres’s guidance, Autodesk aims to increase its footprint in smart city development, digital engineering, and construction technology—aligning with India’s vision for infrastructure modernization and technological progress.

In taking the helm, Kamolika Gupta Peres reflects a growing trend of experienced, customer-focused leadership overseeing Autodesk’s expansion in dynamic markets. Her appointment is expected to significantly boost the company’s competitive presence and support long-term innovation in the India and SAARC region.

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