Our People

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited

Dattatri Salagame took over the responsibility of President and Managing Director of BGSW in April 2020. Datta's leadership spans three decades in the software and technology industry, and he has held various impactful roles in business leadership, strategy, innovation, start-up incubation, mergers and acquisitions, sales, and global delivery at Bosch.

Throughout his career, Datta has worked on diverse and fascinating domains such as industrial design, automotive crash simulation, and car navigation, among others. As the CEO of BGSW, he has the opportunity to lead a large, multi-country, multi- cultural, and multi-format technology organization. In this role, he aims to leverage human intellect to create societal impact on an unprecedented global scale. Datta's extensive experience and diverse background enables him to bring a unique perspective to his leadership position. By combining his knowledge of the software and technology industry with his passion for societal impact, he strives to drive innovation, growth, and positive change within BGSW and the larger global community.

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited

An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, Jacob Peter leads the Mobility Engineering areas responsible for R&D in Cross Computing and Vehicle Motion. He is also the member of the Board of Management of Bosch Digital with focus on Asia, Mobility and workplace technologies. He has been associated with Bosch for 25 years now and has managed diverse roles during his leadership.

Jacob is passionate about the possibilities that connectivity, machine learning, and analytics will bring to automobiles and topics that fall on the cusp of classical electronics and Digital, like Telematics, ADAS, and IoT.

A strategic astute financial professional with extensive experience to provide finance, operational, entrepreneur leadership in multifunctional, multicultural and fast paced business environment. His Professional experience includes driving business for profitable growth, operational excellence, strategy, change management, merger & acquisitions, treasury, tax and compliance.

CTO - Bosch Mobility Business Sector India

Padmaja is a passionate automotive enthusiast with three decades of experience in the automotive industry. As the Executive Vice President of Bosch Global Software Technologies and CTO of Bosch Mobility India, she is committed to driving innovation and develop technology solutions to address the market and societal challenges. She is a firm believer in industry collaborations to meet the future needs of the market.

With a career enriched by working extensively across automotive domains from Powertrain, Safety, Comfort to ADAS and Automated driving, Padmaja is currently driving the Bosch Mobility R&D and Advanced Engineering in India focusing on topics like SW, AI/ML, data driven products and solutions, to name a few. Padmaja firmly believes that software led innovations along with connected technologies would drive the future of Mobility.

Padmaja fosters an entrepreneurial mindset while developing engineering solutions and takes pleasure in coaching and guiding teams through the evolving engineering landscape.

Padmaja enjoys being outdoors, travelling and stays active with her fitness regime. She is a voracious reader who enjoys poetry and history. She is also a passionate music aficionado.