Commvault has expanded Sarv Saravanan’s leadership responsibilities, appointing him Chief AI and Business Technology Officer as the enterprise data protection company strengthens its focus on artificial intelligence and technology-driven business transformation.
Saravanan announced his new role on LinkedIn, marking a new chapter in his career at Commvault. He previously served as the company’s Chief Customer Officer, a position he assumed in September 2023.
In his previous role, Saravanan led customer-facing functions, including presales engineering, professional services, customer success and customer support. His responsibilities centered on improving customer experiences and aligning technology delivery with business requirements. He will continue overseeing innovation and customer experience delivery through Commvault’s Centres of Excellence in India and Cairo.
Saravanan brings extensive technology leadership experience to the expanded position.
Before joining Commvault, he held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, where he led the Global Delivery Center and worked with major customers and strategic partners on cloud transformation initiatives. Earlier, he spent more than 12 years at EMC Corporation, leading research and development, product development and service delivery initiatives across Asia-Pacific and Japan.
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His appointment comes as enterprises increasingly explore how AI can improve productivity, streamline operations and strengthen business resilience. For companies operating in data protection and cybersecurity, AI also presents opportunities to improve threat detection, automate workflows and help organizations manage increasingly complex digital environments.
The combination of AI innovation and business technology leadership reflects the growing importance of integrating emerging technologies into everyday enterprise operations. Beyond developing AI capabilities, organizations must also ensure that these technologies deliver practical outcomes, support customer needs and operate within appropriate security and governance frameworks.
With Saravanan taking on the expanded role, Commvault brings together his experience in customer engagement, global technology delivery and cloud transformation to advance its AI and business technology initiatives.
