Sivakumar to be responsible for engineering and innovation centres across five campuses
Milwaukee’s Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, is further driving its software technology strategy and creating capabilities for the future growth in the Indian market.
To implement market strategy, JCI has appointed Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy as vice president, OpenBlue India Software Engineering and APAC Solutions.
Sivakumar will lead the software engineering teams across India, expanding customer solutions through Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital platform. In this role, he will be responsible for the engineering and innovation centers across five campuses in India to drive growth through leadership, innovation and deep understanding of customer needs, collaborating with the company’s global business leaders.
He will also play a vital role in building a strong franchise, further driving the software technology strategy and creating capabilities for the future growth of the organization.
“We have a tremendous opportunity to leverage our more than 135 years of expertise in building systems, apply our OpenBlue digital solutions, as well as use the data and insights from these assets to enhance the overall customer experience and outcomes, including energy effiiciency and solutions for decarbonization,” Sivakumar said on 3 Mar 2022.
“I am honored to join Johnson Controls at an exciting time of digital transformation and look forward to working closely with the team to help transform from an industrial company to a digital leader for smart, net zero and sustainability solutions,” he said.
Sivakumar brings a wealth of experience to his new role in Johnson Controls. A veteran with more than two decades of experience in managing high-performing teams globally, he has successfully delivered solutions that leverage contemporary technologies and platforms, resulting in growth and productivity. Prior to joining Johnson Controls, Sivakumar held various leadership roles at organizations such as Honeywell, where he set up global centers of excellence and worked with multi-site global capability centers in India in their transformation initiatives.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) transforms the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, JCI mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
With a history of more than 135 years of innovation, Johnson Controls delivers the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through its comprehensive digital offering OpenBlue. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world’s largest portfolio of building technology, software as well as service solutions with some of the most trusted names in the industry. fiinews.com
