Kyndryl, a spinoff from US-based International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), announced the appointment of Lingraju Sawkar as its president for India.

Sawkar, who is currently general manager of IBM Global Technology Services for India and South Asia, is a key appointment in the building of Kyndryl’s new simplified leadership model, the company said.

“I am pleased that Lingraju will lead our team in India, a key market and innovation base for Kyndryl,” CEO Martin Schroeter said. “His strong customer relationships and knowledge of the services market will be critical as we help our customers reach their peak digital performance and achieve their biggest ambitions.”

Commenting on his appointment, Lingraju said, “I am very excited to take on this role to serve our customers’ technology transformations which is a great responsibility because these are the vital systems that power human progress.”

Kyndryl, which will be an independent public firm built out of IBM’s managed infrastructure services business, said that more announcements of key leadership positions will follow in the near future. The separation is expected to occur by the end of 2021.