Seelan Nayagam is an experienced person in the tech industry with over twenty years of experience leading companies in many different countries. He has been chosen to be the Chief Executive Officer of NTT DATA for the Asia Pacific region. He will start this job on 16 March 2026. The company made this announcement on 10 February 2026. This change in leadership is a deal for NTT DATA because it wants to make big progress in using digital technology and Artificial Intelligence in the Asia Pacific region which is one of the fastest growing tech markets, in the world. NTT DATA is really focused on Artificial Intelligence transformation.
A Strategic Appointment for the AI Era
NTT DATA, a company that does a lot of work with artificial intelligence and technology made an announcement about a new appointment. They said that Nayagam has a lot of experience twenty years in helping companies change the way they do things with technology and grow in a good way. He will work from Singapore. His boss will be Abhijit Dubey, who is the President and CEO of NTT DATA Inc. NTT DATA is really happy to have Nayagam on board because of his experience with technology services and digital business, in Asia Pacific and other parts of the world.
When they announced that Nayagam is taking the position Dubey said that Nayagams leadership skills and experience will be very important for the company. The company needs someone like Nayagam to help it grow and come up with ideas in the Asia Pacific region. This change, in leadership is happening at a time when a lot of companies are trying to use Artificial Intelligence and new cloud technologies. Many companies want to create business models that’re strong and can work well even when things get tough.
A Proven Leader Across Technology Powerhouses
Before Nayagam joined NTT DATA he worked at DXC Technology. At DXC Technology Nayagam was the President for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He took care of a lot of money billions of dollars. Made sure the company was doing well. Nayagam was in charge of making plans making money and delivering services to clients. He helped companies, like the ones on the Fortune 500 list change the way they use technology and move to the cloud. Nayagam made sure these companies had systems, in place and could keep running smoothly even when things got tough. Nayagam worked with these companies to update their systems and make them stronger.
The person has worked in companies like IBM and CSC. At IBM he was, in charge of the Asia Pacific Application Management team, which means he oversaw how the business was doing and helped change the way sales teams worked. He worked with a lot of people than 20,000 professionals. The person also worked at CSC, where he was a leader and people started to know him as someone who can make big changes happen at IBM and CSC.
Vision for Growth in Asia Pacific
Nayagam is really looking forward to his role. He thinks it is very important for NTT DATA to make sure clients are successful and that the company grows in a way that’s good for everyone. This is especially important because technology is changing fast.
Nayagam said that it will be a honour for him to be in charge of the Asia Pacific team at NTT DATA. He wants to help clients, in this region have success and grow in a way that is sustainable. He also wants to remind everyone that NTT DATA is committed to its clients and partners. The company also wants to keep coming up with innovative ideas especially when it comes to Artificial Intelligence.
The company has chosen him for this role because they want to make their leadership team stronger in markets around the world. They also want to improve their skills in transformation using Artificial Intelligence and updating old technology for big companies. This will help NTT DATA provide services to big companies and new companies, in the market. NTT DATA is doing this to help both small companies. NTT DATA wants to be the company that helps these businesses.
Background and Education
Seelan Nayagam holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with honours in Computer Science and Accounting from the University of Buckingham, UK. His international executive experience and deep industry roots make him a visionary leader at a critical inflection point for Asia Pacific’s digital economy.
