Nazir Esmail joined Sapiens in September 2026 as Chief Autonomous Enterprise Officer. Nazir is a global technology and transformation executive with more than 25 years of experience leading technology-enabled business transformation across software, med-tech and industrial organizations. Most recently, he was Chief Information Officer and Digital Transformation Officer at SoftwareOne, where he led the company’s global technology organization and enterprise transformation agenda. Previously, Nazir was CIO for the International business at Polaris and held senior technology leadership roles at Stryker and Oracle.
Throughout his career, Nazir has focused on simplifying organizations and using technology to remove friction, improve customer and employee experiences, and enable business performance. He has extensive experience leading global transformations across enterprise platforms, cloud, data, cybersecurity and digital technologies, and brings a strong focus on applying AI and automation to redesign business processes and operating models. Nazir holds a degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from INDEG-ISCTE Business School.