New Delhi, July 22 -- o9 Solutions has appointed Krishnakumar Kulankara as Chief Operating Officer (COO), placing a decade-long company veteran at the centre of its efforts to scale a new approach to enterprise planning and execution.

Kulankara has spent more than 10 years at o9, working across delivery, product, go-to-market, and business transformation. In his new role, he will focus on the operational changes needed to support the adoption of o9's APEX Model, which stands for Agile, Adaptive, Autonomous Planning & Execution.

The appointment comes as o9 looks to move beyond the technology layer of enterprise planning. The company argues that improving planning and decision-making alone is not enough to drive sustained transformation. ...