Rajsekhar Datta Roy appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective May 9, 2026
BANGALORE, INDIA, APRIL 26, 2026 — Sonata Software [NSE: SONATSOFTW, BSE: 532221], a leading AI-first modernization engineering company, today announced the appointment of Rajsekhar Datta Roy (Raj), as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 9, 2026, for a period of three years. In this role, Raj will lead Sonata Software’s international business.
Raj brings more than three decades of experience in scaling technology practices and leading global delivery organizations for large enterprise clients. He has played a pivotal role in expanding Sonata Software’s Dynamics and Microsoft practices into some of the company’s largest industry-focused offerings, while driving strategy, delivery, and go-to-market initiatives.
Over the years, Raj has spearheaded key delivery portfolios across product engineering, enterprise systems deployment, and large-scale digital transformation programs. Over the past year, he has been instrumental in advancing Sonata Software’s transformation into an AI-first organization. He has also led initiatives around the company’s Responsible-first AI approach and the development of Sonata Harmoni.AI. In addition, Raj has played a key role in improving operational margins over the past few quarters through focused execution and technology-led efficiencies.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Raj served as Chief Delivery Officer and was a key member of Sonata Software’s executive leadership team. In this role, he was responsible for global delivery, operations, and the company’s transformation into an AI-first delivery organization.
The Board of Directors of Sonata Software also announced that, upon the expiry of his term on May 8, 2026, Samir Dhir will cease to hold office as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, he has also resigned from his position as Executive Director, effective close of business on May 8, 2026.
To support continuity and ensure a smooth transition, Samir will continue as an Advisor to the Board of Directors of Sonata Software until December 31, 2026.
The Board expressed its deep appreciation for Samir’s outstanding leadership and contributions during his tenure. Under his guidance, Sonata Software strengthened its position as a trusted and strategic partner to its customers and successfully advanced the business into its next phase of growth.
“Raj’s promotion to CEO underscores our confidence in his leadership and strong technology vision. His deep understanding of Sonata Software, combined with his technology-driven approach, will help us continue building an innovative and trusted organization,” said Srikar Reddy, Executive Vice Chairman, Sonata Software.
“I am honoured to step into the role of CEO of Sonata Software and to lead the company’s international business. I am grateful for the trust placed in me by the Board and my colleagues. Having grown with Sonata, I am committed to strengthening our core capabilities and accelerating our efforts to realize the exciting opportunities that AI brings for the company and our clients. Our collective focus will remain on being strategic partners to our clients as we enable their AI modernization journeys by harnessing the power of ecosystems and creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” said Raj.
About Sonata Software
Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique PlatformationTM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.
Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes AgentBridge™ – a governance and observability framework; AgentBuilder – a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace – an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.
Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland). We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.
Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also, Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.
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