CDK Global appoints Sudhakar Ramakrishna CEO
CDK Global has appointed Sudhakar Ramakrishna as its new president and CEO, effective October 5, 2026. Ramakrishna, a veteran in enterprise technology, succeeds Brian MacDonald, who will transition to a senior strategic advisor role.
Why it matters
The leadership change at a major automotive retail software provider signals a strategic shift in how the company plans to scale its cloud and infrastructure management operations.
Automotive retail software provider CDK Global has named Indian-origin technology veteran Sudhakar Ramakrishna as the president and CEO and member of the CDK board of directors, effective October 5.
He succeeds Brian MacDonald, who will retire and serve as a senior strategic advisor to Brookfield and CDK.
An enterprise technology leader with decades of experience building and scaling software businesses across cloud, mobility, networking, security and collaboration markets, Mr.Ramakrishna most recently served as president and CEO of SolarWinds, a leading provider of infrastructure management software and previously led Pulse Secure. He also held senior leadership roles at Citrix, Polycom, Motorola, 3Com and U.S. Robotics.
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