<h1><span class="h3">Ganesh Ayyar</span></h1> <h5>President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group</h5>
<p>Ganesh Ayyar is President of Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) at Cognizant, leading the company’s business across Australia, New Zealand, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Greater China, India and Japan. He is responsible for driving strategy, growth and strengthening Cognizant’s position and market presence across one of the industry’s most dynamic regions.</p> <p>Ganesh also leads Cognizant’s Industry Solutions Group (ISG) globally, which focuses on building hyperspecialized, industry-led digital and AI solutions that help clients transform and modernize their businesses.</p> <p>Previously, Ganesh served as Cognizant’s President of Intuitive Operations and Automation (IOA), where he helped scale IOA into one of the company’s fastest-growing service lines and strengthened its position as a leader in AI-driven operations transformation.</p> <p>Before joining Cognizant, he was CEO of Mphasis from 2009 to 2017, driving significant market value creation and earning recognition as CEO of the Year in 2016. Earlier, he spent nearly two decades at Hewlett-Packard in a variety of global leadership roles.</p> <p>Ganesh is known for his focus on culture, client impact and purpose-led leadership—building high-performing teams that deliver exceptional business outcomes.</p>