TSANet appoints new board member from Oracle – Sameer Patkar, Group Vice President of Global Support Services

TSANet (Technology Support Alliance Network), the industry’s largest vendor-neutral support alliance, proudly announces the appointment of Sameer Patkar, Group Vice President of Global Support Services at Oracle, to its Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Sameer to the TSANet Board of Directors,” said Paul Esch, President of TSANet. “Sameer brings deep operational experience and a strategic perspective on data security and AI transformation—priorities that are increasingly important to our members. I look forward to working with Sameer to strengthen multi-vendor collaboration and deliver even greater value to the TSANet community.”

Sameer Patkar serves as Group Vice President of Global Support Services at Oracle, leading worldwide Customer Support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Middleware Products along with global programs, customer data security & compliance, and AI transformation. Over his 30+ years tenure at Oracle, Sameer has driven large-scale operational transformations, including the globalization of support delivery, integration of major global acquisitions and the development of AI-powered autonomous support capabilities. He brings extensive expertise in global service delivery, support engineering, customer experience innovation, and multi-vendor ecosystem support.

Sameer joins the existing TSANet Board Members: Scott Froehlich (Red Hat), Jason Longpre (Nutanix), Darlene McNamara (Cisco), Shawn McDonald (Google), Ahmar Mohammad (Broadcom), Teresa Morris (Cloudera), Frank Cassell (Dell Technologies) , Bina Hallman (IBM), Chandrasekar Gopalan (Microsoft) and Jyotiram Pasupalak (NetApp).

About TSANet

TSANet, founded in 1993, is a global, not-for-profit organization that provides a legal framework and collaboration system to promote multi-vendor problem-solving. We are a community of over 900 technology companies dedicated to enhancing customer experience, partner relationships, and employee satisfaction.