About

Anil Kumar M. is a highly experienced Senior Director of Global Software R&D at Baxter International Inc. He is a dynamic leader with a passion for dealing with change, complexity, uncertainty, and chaos to establish order and speed in business. With over 24 years of relevant experience, Anil has a proven track record of success in software engineering leadership, software portfolio management, product program management, strategic technology planning, organizational transformation, and building high-performing teams. At Baxter, Anil is responsible for the Global Software R&D of Medication Delivery and Acute Therapies. He has successfully led multiple software programs and technical teams in product architecture, design, development, and delivery to multiple new product introductions and Install Base releases. Anil is also responsible for driving strategic technology planning and building high-performing teams. Prior to joining Baxter, Anil worked as a Senior DGS S/W CoE Leader at Wipro, where he was responsible for leading the software teams for X-Ray, Mammography, and Interventional in Bangalore. He was also responsible for driving multiple software programs and leading technical teams in product architecture, design, development, and delivery to multiple new product introductions and Install Base releases. Anil led the organizational restructuring of the X-Ray India software organization to deliver a cadence of four simultaneous priorities leveraging a single platform for the three business segments of X-Ray with a focus on quality. Anil has also worked as a Senior Program Manager in Surgery Business at Wipro, where he leveraged the "Business Model Generation" framework and drove the Business Model for new market creation, Implementation Roadmap, Financial and Risk Governance for end-to-end product development including H/W and S/W for launching a Value Cathlab for the developing markets across India, ASEAN, Europe, South American, and Africa. Anil holds a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Solid Mechanics and Design from IIT and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University. He is also a Software Engineer and UI expert. Anil is a strategic thinker and a visionary leader who is passionate about driving organizational transformation and building high-performing teams to achieve business goals.