SAP Concur Appoints Gartner's Mankiran Chowhan as India MD

Expense, travel and invoice management solutions provider, SAP Concur appoints Mankiran Chowhan as its Managing Director. She is expected to drive SAP Concur’s business strategy and growth in India. Mankiran will be reporting to Andy Watson, Senior Vice President & GM, Asia Pacific Japan and Greater China.

Mankiran possess a wealthy experience of more than 17 years in market growth & business development, and has extensive industry knowledge. Before joining SAP Concur, she served as Managing Vice President and Country Manager of Sales at Gartner India, where she led the business and operations in India.

Mankiran says, “India is an important market for SAP Concur as organizations are undergoing technological shifts and digital transformations, spurred by the Digital India mission,” she further adds, “I am honoured to lead SAP Concur’s business in India. I look forward to enhancing our customers’ experience and helping them gain broader insights into their spending as well as address the fast-changing market dynamics with agility.”

Mankiran, a winner of The Economic Times Top 20 Corporate Women Leader 2018 awards, holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.

Commenting on the appointment, Andy states, “The growth potential of India’s business travel market is enormous. We plan to leverage this opportunity by addressing local market needs and helping companies better manage spend across all categories and sources, we are pleased to have a leader of Mankiran’s calibre to drive continued momentum for our business and enable our customers in India to be at the forefront of a dynamic business travel landscape.”

SAP Concur serves 48,000 customers across150 countries including more than 75percent of Fortune 100 and 500 companies, and around 58.1 million end users.