OpenAI has appointed Nitin Bawankule as Head of Enterprise Sales for India, with his new role set to begin in mid-May.
Bawankule currently serves as Director – Telco, Media, Gametech, Auto/Manufacturing, Retail CPG, Travel, Logistics and HCLS at Amazon Web Services. He shared the update through a LinkedIn post, marking his move to OpenAI at a time when enterprise AI adoption is accelerating rapidly in India.
Over the course of his career, Bawankule has worked across several leading technology and consumer companies including Google India, The Walt Disney Company, Dell and Amazon Web Services. His experience spans digital transformation, consumer platform growth, cloud adoption and enterprise technology.
At Google India, he was involved in helping businesses navigate digital transformation, while at Disney+ Hotstar he played a role in driving growth and scale for the streaming platform. More recently at AWS, he focused on expanding cloud and AI adoption across sectors such as telecom, retail, media, automotive and healthcare.
In his new role at OpenAI, Bawankule is expected to lead enterprise sales efforts in India and work closely with businesses looking to adopt AI technologies across operations, customer engagement and productivity.