Snehal Desai
EVP, Chief Growth and Commercial Officer
Role at Xylem
As Chief Growth and Commercial Officer, Snehal leads the company’s enterprise approach to improving customer experience and outcomes while driving profitable growth. He leads our enterprise growth strategy and execution, with a focus on commercial excellence, customer focus, and consistent delivery at scale. Snehal focuses on enterprise customers to deliver scalable growth and serve as a long-term partner to customers’ operational and sustainability goals.
Background
Snehal joined Xylem in 2023, having served as Executive Vice President, Chief Growth and Sustainability Officer at Evoqua Water Technologies since 2018. He has more than 35 years of water, commercial and innovation leadership experience, including as:
- Global Vice President/General Manager for Dow Water & Process Solutions, where he worked for more than 20 years across two periods with positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, business development and technical service and development
- Head of commercial and business development for Segetis
- Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of NatureWorks LLC
Community Impact
Snehal serves on the Board of Directors for the Water Reuse Association and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for Chatham University.
Education
Master of Business Administration, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan