Sam Kumar

Sr Vice President & Vertical SBU Head

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

About

* Driven business leader with enhanced customer facing skills and a solid track record of success in consistently delivering strong results * Twenty-five years of progressive leadership experience with deeply honed skills in sales, business development and strategic relationship management * Varied experience across multiple industry vertical domains including Manufacturing, Transportation, Retail, Hospitality, and HealthCare & Life Sciences * Breadth of global experience enabling a nuanced understanding of diverse cultural environments & dynamics, resulting in effective and well-rounded team & people management skills * Steady professional growth enabled by single-minded attention to goals’ achievement, strong long-term relationships and razor-sharp customer focus combined with a keen adaptability to change * Multi-faceted IT experience spanning upstream consulting & outsourcing services across multiple industries with broad exposure to planning, strategy, and large deal management * Strong analytical skills combined with ability to balance macro & micro perspectives to deliver successful outcomes

Experience

  • Apexon (Full-time · 4 yrs 9 mos)
    • SVP & Vertical SBU Head - Consumer
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Lead the P&L for the Retail, CPG & Hospitality business for this Goldman Sachs PE portfolio company, which has a core focus on pure-play Digital & Data/AI transformation services. My razor sharp focus in this role is to drive revenue and EBITDA growth, achieved through aggressive GTM strategies, via a combination of new enterprise customer acquisition and effective mining of the existing customer base.

    • SVP & Vertical SBU Head - Retail/CPG, Hospitality & Manufacturing
      Oct 2022 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Lead the P&L for the Retail/CPG, Hospitality & Manufacturing business for this Goldman Sachs PE portfolio company, which has a core focus on pure-play Digital & Data/AI transformation services. My razor sharp focus in this role is to drive revenue and EBITDA growth, achieved through aggressive GTM strategies, via a combination of new enterprise customer acquisition and effective mining of the existing customer base.

    • VP & Business Head - Strategic Accounts
      Oct 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr

  • Vertical Lead & Global Client Partner, Transportation at HCL Technologies
    Feb 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Led the US Class I Railroads (Transportation) business, with a charter for aggressive y-o-y business growth. Directly managed the relationship for the largest Class I railroad: HCL’s flagship and the sub-vertical’s largest account. Focused on driving profitable growth across apps & infra services while ensuring preservation and health of the existing revenue base.

  • Dell Technologies (7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Sr Director (NTT Data) - Strategic Sales, Healthcare & Life Sciences
      Nov 2016 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Drove strategic business development for the HCLS industry vertical with a focus on revenue maintenance, profitable growth and strategic net new business across IT and business process services. Anchored large complex deals involving multiple service lines. Managed and grew key national accounts through sustenance and growth of the existing revenue base.

    • Sr Director - Strategic Sales, Healthcare & Life Sciences
      Jul 2014 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Drove strategic business development for the HCLS industry vertical with a focus on revenue maintenance, profitable growth and strategic net new business across IT and business process services. Anchored large complex deals involving multiple service lines. Managed and grew key national accounts through sustenance and growth of the existing revenue base.

    • Sr Director & Client Partner, Healthcare & Life Sciences
      Oct 2011 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Drove strategic business development for the HCLS industry vertical with a focus on revenue maintenance, profitable growth and strategic net new business across IT and business process services. Anchored large complex deals involving multiple service lines. Managed and grew key national accounts through sustenance and growth of the existing revenue base.

  • Director - Business Development, Manufacturing at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
    Jun 2010 - Oct 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Managed new business for the US South & West regions for Manufacturing vertical with charter to build strong hunting team and a robust sales process for the vertical. Focus was to grow CSC’s apps & infra services business through new logos and expansion of existing revenue base.

  • Client Partner & Sr Business Development Manager, Manufacturing at Wipro Technologies
    Nov 2006 - Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Managed new and existing business in a blended role across the US West Coast, Texas, and part of Mid-West for the Manufacturing vertical. Opened and managed key strategic accounts across the US West Coast. Sold services across apps, infra and BPO to drive business growth for Wipro.