Sage (FTSE: SGE), a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the appointments of Krish Vitaldevara as Chief Product Officer and Anand Swaminathan as Chief Strategy Officer.

Krish Vitaldevara and Anand Swaminathan, will join Sage’s Executive Leadership Team on 18^th May and 15^th June respectively, and will be based in the company’s San Jose, California office.

As Chief Product Officer, Krish Vitaldevara will be responsible for Sage’s global product and platform strategy, innovation roadmap and delivery, ensuring the company continues to develop trusted, intuitive and intelligent AI solutions that help customers succeed.

As Chief Strategy Officer, Anand Swaminathan will lead Sage’s corporate strategy, growth priorities and long-term value creation agenda, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team to support the execution of Sage’s strategy.

Steve Hare, CEO, Sage said: 

“Krish and Anand are proven leaders with deep experience building and scaling world-class products and businesses. Their appointments reflect our continued investment in innovation and growth, and I’m excited about the impact they’ll have for our customers, colleagues and partners”

Gretchen O’Hara, EVP Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Sage said:

“Krish and Anand bring deep experience building technology platforms and scaling organizations through AI-driven innovation. As Sage continues expanding intelligent AI capabilities across its platform, their leadership will create new opportunities for partners, developers, and accountants to innovate, helping organizations embrace AI with confidence, control, and accountability.”

Krish Vitaldevara, Chief Product Officer, said: 

“I’m excited to be joining Sage at such an important moment for the business. Sage has a unique purpose, a strong customer focus and culture, and a compelling opportunity to lead in intelligent, trusted solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. I’m looking forward to working with the team to continue evolving the product portfolio and delivering meaningful impact for customers.”

Anand Swaminathan, Chief Strategy Officer, said: 

“Sage has a clear strategy and a powerful position in the market. I’m thrilled to join the business and to help shape the next phase of growth, building on Sage’s strengths and ensuring we continue to create long-term value for customers, colleagues and shareholders.”

 Biographical information 

Krish Vitaldevara – Chief Product Officer

Krish leads Sage’s global product strategy and delivery, helping shape trusted, AI-powered financial technology for businesses and accountants around the world.

Before joining Sage, Krish was General Manager and Executive Vice President at Salesforce following its successful acquisition of Informatica, where he led the integration of products, people, and processes. He also held General Manager and technology senior leadership roles at NetApp, Google, and Microsoft.

With more than 25 years’ experience building and scaling AI-first platforms and products for large enterprises, Krish holds more than 30 patents across distributed systems, trust and safety, and anomaly detection.

 Anand Swaminathan – Chief Strategy Officer

Anand leads Sage’s corporate strategy, growth priorities, and long-term value creation agenda, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team to support the execution of Sage’s strategy.

Prior to joining Sage, he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey, where he advised management teams and boards across industries on AI transformation, technology-enabled growth and enterprise transformation. He also held senior roles within Accenture Digital, helping scale the business globally and supporting its growth across strategy, data, AI, cloud, and digital product development.

Alongside his executive career, Anand is an author and investor, and serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at Case Western Reserve University, where he earned his MBA and degree in Economics.

About Sage 

Sage exists to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive, starting with the millions of small and mid-sized businesses served by us, our partners and accountants. Customers trust our finance, HR and payroll software to make work and money flow. 

By digitalising business processes and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, banks and governments, our AI-powered platform connects SMBs, removing friction and delivering insights. 

Knocking down barriers also means we use our time, technology and experience to tackle digital inequality, economic inequality and the climate crisis.