Sanjeev Addala joined GE in January 2016, as Chief Digital Officer for GE Renewables. Sanjeev brings a diverse business background to GE, including digital leadership, formulation, and execution of end to end digital business strategies, business growth, digital transformations, big data analytics and digital innovations. As CDO, he will ensure GE Renewables has an appropriate end to end digital business strategies & execution, SW portfolio offerings, investments, digital platforms, and commercial strategies to support key business strategies.
Sanjeev was previously Chief Digital Officer for Caterpillar, where he provided digital leadership and led customer/market-facing digital business transformations & innovations including, digital vision, digital innovation, Customer experience, eCommerce, IoT, big data analytics, digital products & services, digital platforms, and startup ventures. He was responsible for $5B shadow P&L, championed digital-first mindset both within Caterpillar and Customers organizations and served on JV’s advisory boards. He has 25 years of experience in successfully formulating and executing the Strategic Business/Technology vision roadmaps, as well as a track record of developing and leading high performing teams to initiate business growth and innovation. Sanjeev’s past experiences include corporate strategy, engineering, Software/Analytics, services, telematics, IoT, digital transformations, and information technology (CIO/CTO) with Ingersoll Rand, General Motors, and Ford Motor Company.
Sanjeev holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He also completed the Executive Leadership program at Duke University.
