o9 Solutions, a leading software company that is powering enterprise planning and decisioning models across 30-plus industry verticals with its groundbreaking Digital Brain platform, today announced the appointment of Krishnakumar Kulankara, who has spent more than a decade at o9 building and transforming key areas of the business across delivery, product, and go-to-market, to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kulankara's appointment signals o9's commitment to the operational transformation required to drive adoption of its next breakthrough innovation, the APEX Model.
Krishnakumar Kulankara appointed COO at o9 Solutions.
10+ years at o9 across delivery, product, and go-to-market.
APEX Model (Agile, Adaptive, Autonomous Planning & Execution) focuses on making change simpler and transformations faster.
APEX uses Agentic AI to automate routine analysis and augment human capabilities.
o9 serves 30+ industry verticals with Digital Brain platform.
Goal: €2B in revenue by 2030.
Krishnakumar Kulankara stated: "We are at a defining moment for enterprise planning. APEX is not just a technology innovation. It is a fundamental rethinking of how enterprises operate, decide, and deliver value. As COO, my focus is on driving the cross-functional alignment and operational transformation that will accelerate APEX adoption at scale. We have the platform, the people, and the momentum, and I am committed to ensuring o9 operates at its highest level to make that vision a reality."
Kulankara brings more than a decade of experience at o9, having founded and scaled business units and industry practices from the ground up. His tenure has been defined by a proven ability to operate across every dimension of the business, from new client acquisition and strategic sales cycles to product development, delivery, and digital transformation. He has built strong executive relationships across a wide range of industries and has overseen programs delivering large-scale value for some of the world's leading companies.
APEX builds on o9's original Digital Brain platform innovation, recognizing that the next big 10x problem to solve is making change simpler, and transformations faster and more reliable. To make this happen, traditional operating models themselves must be reimagined for the AI age. APEX is powered by a scientific knowledge-powered method and model that understands the complexity of enterprise business models. APEX has powerful Adaptive capabilities that are constantly learning and identifying where and why value leakages occur, and systematically improves every planning and execution process.
Igor Rikalo, President of o9 Solutions, stated: "Krishna is the executive our organization turns to when the most complex, cross-functional challenges arise. His decade-plus at o9 has given him an unmatched understanding of how we operate, compete, and deliver value. What sets Krishna apart is his ability to bring the entire organization together around a common goal and drive transformation with both urgency and humility. He is the right leader to operationalize APEX and position o9 for its next phase of growth."
About o9 Solutions
o9 Solutions is a leading Enterprise Knowledge and AI-powered platform helping companies build Agile, Adaptive & Autonomous Planning & Execution Models for transforming enterprise decision-making in environments of rising volatility and uncertainty. Whether improving forecast accuracy, matching demand and supply, or optimizing commercial initiatives, decision-making processes can be made faster and smarter on o9's Digital Brain Platform.
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