ServiceNow Appoints Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam to its Board of Directors

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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) appointed Sukumar Rathnam, former CTO of Uber, to its board of directors, expanding the total to 12 members. Rathnam brings a wealth of experience in digital innovation, having led engineering at Uber and product management at Amazon. His addition is expected to bolster ServiceNow’s vision for becoming a leading enterprise software company. CEO Bill McDermott emphasized Rathnam's dynamic leadership and the significance of his role in driving the company's innovative journey in this digital era.

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• Sukumar Rathnam brings extensive experience in digital innovation from Uber and Amazon.
• His appointment is expected to enhance ServiceNow's leadership and strategic direction.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced the appointment of Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam to its board of directors, bringing the total number of directors on ServiceNow’s board to 12.

ServiceNow Appoints Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam to its Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)

“Sukumar has been at the forefront of digital innovation for some of the biggest brands in the world. He is widely regarded as a dynamic technologist and purpose-driven leader,” said ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott. “With Sukumar joining ServiceNow’s Board of Directors, we feel even more confident on our journey to be the defining enterprise software company of the 21st century.”

As Chief Technology Officer at Uber, Sukumar is responsible for the company’s global engineering organization. Prior to joining Uber, Sukumar spent nine years at Amazon, where he oversaw product management, software engineering, machine learning, and business operations for the selection and catalog systems. These systems manage the world’s largest e-commerce catalog of products and offers, serving up information on billions of products at more than 10 million requests per second. Before Amazon, Sukumar held software engineering and architecture leadership roles at Microsoft, PeopleSoft, and Oracle.

“Businesses are facing a digital imperative to grow their business, become more resilient, and reshape their industries,” said Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam. “I’m energized by ServiceNow’s vision and relentless innovation and I'm proud to join the board as ServiceNow enables siloed systems to work together to create more efficient, productive ways to get work done.”

Sukumar holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he won the American Marketing Association’s John A. Howard award for the best Ph.D. dissertation in North America. He also holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management and a B. Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology.

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FAQ

Who was appointed to the ServiceNow board of directors?

Sukumar Rathnam, former CTO of Uber, was appointed to ServiceNow's board.

How many directors are on the ServiceNow board now?

The appointment of Sukumar Rathnam brings the total number of directors on ServiceNow's board to 12.

What is Sukumar Rathnam's experience relevant to ServiceNow?

Sukumar Rathnam has significant experience in digital innovation, having previously worked as CTO at Uber and in leadership roles at Amazon.

What impact is expected from Sukumar Rathnam's appointment at ServiceNow?

His appointment is expected to strengthen ServiceNow's leadership and support its vision as a leading enterprise software company.