About Salil

Salil Godika is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience across the enterprise software and IT services sectors. Over the past five years at Synoptek, he has played a pivotal role in expanding the company’s global service delivery capabilities and advancing its mission to deliver exceptional client outcomes.

Throughout his career, Salil has consistently helped organizations build and scale robust enterprise and technology services businesses. Beyond managing delivery operations, he has been deeply involved in corporate strategy, service development, and go-to-market execution.

Prior to joining Synoptek, Salil held leadership roles at several prominent technology firms. He co-founded Happiest Minds Technologies, a global IT services company, where he served as President and CEO of the Digital Business Unit. Earlier, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Mindtree, where he helped define the company’s strategic direction, led corporate planning and M&A initiatives, and incubated new business lines.

Earlier in his career, Salil spent more than a decade in the U.S. with enterprise software product companies such as Dassault Systèmes, GenuOne, Documentum, and i2 Technologies, holding leadership roles across sales, market development, product management, and engineering.

Salil holds a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.