Bengaluru, Karnataka | August 18, 2026: Sonata Software has appointed Hariprasad Rebala (Hari) as Chief AI Officer, strengthening the company’s leadership team as it accelerates its transformation into an AI-native enterprise.
The appointment is expected to further strengthen Sonata Software’s AI strategy across its offerings, service delivery, technology platforms, engineering capabilities, ecosystem and strategic partnerships.
Hariprasad Rebala to Lead Sonata’s AI Strategy
As Chief AI Officer, Hari will oversee Sonata Software’s end-to-end AI-led business transformation. His mandate will include developing and executing the company’s AI strategy while expanding AI-native delivery capabilities.
A key focus will be helping enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and turn their investments into measurable business outcomes, greater enterprise velocity and sustained business value.
The company said Hari will work across Sonata’s offerings, platforms, capabilities and partnerships to embed AI more deeply into its business and client solutions.
Three Decades of Technology and AI Experience
Hari brings more than 30 years of experience across IT services, enterprise technology and the startup ecosystem.
Before joining Sonata Software, he served as Chief of AI Solutions and Growth at a deep-tech AI startup. He previously co-founded Forfend, where he worked on IoT and conversational AI platforms.
His career also includes senior leadership positions at Mindtree, Capgemini and Wipro, where he was involved in business scaling, industry practice development and large-scale transformation programmes, particularly within the Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) sector.
This combination of IT services leadership and startup experience is expected to support Sonata’s efforts to develop enterprise-focused AI capabilities.
Sonata Software Pushes Further Into AI-Native Enterprise Transformation
Sonata Software CEO Rajsekhar Datta Roy said the transition toward becoming an AI-native organisation is central to the company’s future growth.
According to the company, Hari’s experience across AI startups, IT services and enterprise-grade AI platforms will strengthen its ability to deliver outcome-oriented AI solutions.
The company is also looking to integrate AI more deeply across its engineering operations, platforms, delivery model and client solutions.
AI Moves From Experimentation to Enterprise Execution
Hari said AI is increasingly becoming fundamental to how enterprises compete, operate and create value.
He highlighted the importance of translating AI adoption into enterprise velocity, rather than treating AI simply as a technology experimentation exercise.
Sonata plans to combine its AI engineering and modernization capabilities with industry expertise and technology partnerships to help enterprises scale AI adoption and convert investments into measurable business results.
Sonata’s AI and Global Delivery Ecosystem
Headquartered in Bengaluru, Sonata Software describes itself as an AI-first modernization engineering company with nearly four decades of product engineering expertise.
The company has more than 6,400 AI engineers supporting global delivery across markets including the US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH and the Nordics.
Sonata also has strategic technology partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce and Snowflake.
Its solutions serve industries including:
- Retail and Manufacturing
- Technology and Telecom
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Banking and Financial Services
The appointment of Hariprasad Rebala comes as enterprises increasingly look to move from generative AI pilots toward production-scale AI, intelligent automation and AI-native business models.
For Sonata Software, the new Chief AI Officer role signals a deeper commitment to embedding AI across its technology ecosystem while helping clients turn AI investments into tangible business outcomes.
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