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Chief Customer Officer of Seven Lakes Technologies

Sowmya was most recently the CMO and CCO of Seven Lakes Technologies, innovating the oil and gas industry with SaaS product-led growth. There, she guided the creation of JOYN, their SaaS brand - a category-defining leader in-field data capture and automation. She believes in a customer-focused approach to optimization and maximizing efficiency in an organization. Prior to Seven Lakes, she worked at IT leader Unisys for 4 years as Head of Marketing. She led all aspects of product marketing for the entire $1.2B business unit including a staff of 15 people, and improved performance by restructuring team methodology. Her team and their work has received recognition from Frost & Sullivan, People’s Choice Stevie Awards, and the Gartner Magic Quadrant. She has also appeared on several podcasts and speaking engagements throughout my career. She is multilingual - fluent in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Kannada. Moreover, she loves listening to podcasts to stay up to date on the business world and she enjoys hiking and advocating for women in leadership in her free time.