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Dematic names new Vice President of Americas Software in Atlanta

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As part of its continued commitment to strengthening its Americas leadership team, supply chain, and automation solutions provider, Dematic announces the appointment of Sowmya Ananthachary to vice president of Americas software. In this role, she will lead a team of more than 400 professionals responsible for driving Dematic’s software strategy to propel continued success for customers.

“With her extensive experience in developing transformative technologies and ability to inspire and lead high-performing teams, Sowmya embodies the innovative spirit that drives our business forward,” says Mike Larsson, President, Dematic, and KION Group Executive Board Member. “Software will continue to grow in importance as the supply chain ecosystem adapts and evolves. Leveraging her expertise, Sowmya will create a vision for this team and our solutions that is deeply rooted in our Project First culture and empower our customers to deliver exceptional results.”

Ananthachary brings more than two decades of experience in the supply chain technology sector to her new role at Dematic. Most recently, she served as vice president of product development at Blue Yonder, where she led the development of cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS model for critical supply chain products. These advancements drove significant improvement in Blue Yonder’s warehouse productivity and efficiency for some of the world’s leading logistics providers.

“Joining Dematic presents the opportunity to help shape a company that is redefining the future of supply chain innovation through software,” adds Ananthachary. “In today’s dynamic supply chain landscape, software gives customers better visibility and control over their increasingly complex supply chain. I look forward to identifying the right solutions for our customers to help improve productivity and throughput.”

Ananthachary earned a Master of Business Administration in computer information systems from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur. She will be based at Dematic’s global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

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