Stephen Fernandes

Chief Growth Officer and Head of Middle East

Stephen Fernandes is a business transformation and enterprise technology leader who helps organisations turn technology ambition into measurable business value. His expertise spans enterprise transformation, cloud modernisation and the responsible adoption of data and AI across the Middle East, Africa, India and Asia Pacific. He has held leadership roles at EY, SAP, Cognizant, Tech Mahindra and Tata Consultancy Services, building teams and managing multi-million-dollar profit and loss portfolios. As chief growth officer and head of the Middle East at Planview he leads go-to-market strategy, revenue, operations, and client and alliance relationships, helping organisations accelerate digital and AI transformation through disciplined execution, governance, adoption and measurable outcomes. A frequent speaker and moderator at Gartner, IDC, GITEX and SAP events, he is an alumnus of IIM Kozhikode and Manipal Institute of Technology and the author of Relaunch To Win: A Framework to Succeed in the New Normal.