SKF India (Industrial), a leading technology and solutions provider for industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Madhu Dhandhania Jalan as Director – Global Capability Centre (GCC) and Finance Operations Centre (FOC) for India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East (ISEAM).
In her new role, Madhu will be responsible for leading the development and expansion of SKF’s GCC operations in the region. She will focus on strengthening finance operations, enhancing governance frameworks, driving transformation initiatives and building scalable delivery capabilities that support the company’s long-term growth objectives.
Madhu brings more than 25 years of experience across finance, audit, consulting, banking, telecommunications, logistics and e-commerce. Over the course of her career, she has led large-scale finance operations, transformation programmes and shared services functions, while building high-performing teams and improving operational efficiency.
Commenting on her appointment, Madhu Dhandhania Jalan, Director – GCC & FOC, ISEAM, SKF India (Industrial), said, “I am honoured to join SKF at an important point in its growth and transformation journey across the region. I see a significant opportunity to build future-ready capabilities, strengthen operational excellence, and create a scalable platform that supports business performance and long-term value creation.”
Prior to joining SKF, Madhu held leadership positions at Amazon, Maersk Global Service Centres, Tata Teleservices, Tata Communications, Avaya, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel. Her extensive experience in global finance operations and business transformation is expected to support SKF’s efforts to advance agility, standardisation and capability development across the region.
Madhu is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

