Nitin Bawankule will be joining OpenAI as Head of Enterprise Sales, India.
In this role, he will lead OpenAI’s enterprise sales strategy in India, focusing on expanding customer adoption, building strategic relationships, and accelerating AI-led business transformation across industries.
Prior to this, he held multiple leadership positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), most recently as Director overseeing sectors including Telco, Media, Gametech, Automotive, Manufacturing, Retail, Travel, Logistics, and Healthcare. He also led Digital Native Business for AWS India and South Asia.
Earlier, he served as Head Ad Sales at The Walt Disney Company, where he was responsible for ad revenue growth across Disney+ Hotstar and television platforms spanning sports and entertainment.
He also spent over eight years at Google, including as Country Director Google Cloud, and earlier led industry verticals covering e-commerce, retail, education, and technology.
His earlier leadership journey includes senior roles at Dell, Motorola India, Satyam Computers Services Limited, Whirlpool India, and Godrej GE appliances.
With decades of experience across cloud, digital platforms, enterprise technology, and revenue leadership, he brings strong expertise in scaling businesses, leading large teams, and driving high-growth market expansion.