Rackspace Technology has announced a leadership change with the appointment of Gajen Kandiah as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 3, 2025. He takes over from Amar Maletira, who will transition to Vice Chairman of the Board and continue to support the leadership team during the handover process.
Kandiah is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in services, infrastructure, software, and artificial intelligence. He previously served as President and COO of Hitachi Digital and CEO of Hitachi Vantara, where he played a key role in integrating AI across industrial and enterprise portfolios. Earlier, he spent 16 years at Cognizant, contributing to the company’s growth from 368 million dollars to over 16 billion dollars in revenue.
Sharing his vision, Kandiah said, “I am honored to lead Rackspace Technology and its exceptional team of Rackers. What draws me most is the Racker culture and our unwavering dedication to customer success. As industries take AI to production, they need the governed multicloud operations that our talented teams design, build, and operate across private, public, and sovereign clouds.”
Jeffrey Benjamin, Chairman of the Rackspace Board, welcomed the appointment, describing Kandiah as “a proven operator across services, infrastructure, software, and AI,” and noted that his expertise aligns with the company’s AI-first multicloud strategy to deliver secure, reliable, and governed cloud solutions.
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