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10 master data management experts
These ten professionals have led master data management inside the companies they worked for, as heads and directors of master data teams and programs. A reader can learn how companies govern and maintain master data from the inside.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ana Pala
LinkedInExperience: Head of Master Data Management · Euroclear
Head of Master Data Management at Euroclear since November 2025, where the profile says this person is responsible for implementing a new cloud Master Data Management platform to centralize and govern critical reference data. Also Head of Euroclear Customer and Digital Experience since March 2025, and former Delivery Manager at Euroclear (2023–2025).
Jessica Dodd
LinkedInExperience: Director, Master Data Product Management · Salesforce
Director, Master Data Product Management at Salesforce since November 2023, where the profile says this person oversees the strategic direction and execution of Salesforce's enterprise-wide master data management program. Former Senior Manager - Master Data Management (2021–2023) and Data Governance Leader (2023) at VMware.
Lisbeth Ludvigsen
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Master Data · DFDS
Global Head of Master Data at DFDS since March 2024; the profile mentions heading up an organization of 40 highly specialized people. Former Head of Data Governance at ATP (2019–2022), and former Head of Master Data Management (2018–2019) and Master Data Information Architect (2014–2018) at Maersk Drilling.
Matt Martin
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Master Data Management & Data Quality · Viatris
Head of Global Master Data Management & Data Quality at Viatris since November 2020, where the profile says this person leads the global implementation of a master data governance platform. Former Head of Global Master Data Management & Data Quality (2015–2020) and Head of Global Product Master Data Management (2011–2015) at Mylan.
Purushothaman Ramalingam
LinkedInExperience: Global Head - Master Data Operations · Diageo
Global Head - Master Data Operations at Diageo since April 2025, where the profile says this person leads enterprise-scale global master data operations across vendor, employee/HR, customer, product/material and supply chain, finance, FP&A and commercial domains, embedding stewardship and golden-record governance. Former Associate Vice President - Source to Pay at Diageo (2022–2025).
Rodrigo Martinez Delfa
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Master Data Operations · Roche
Head of Global Master Data Operations at Roche since June 2021, where the profile says this person leads the Global Master Data Maintenance team of 20+ members and is responsible for executing the end-to-end master data management process. Former Master Data Governance Deputy Director at Sanofi (2017–2021).
Thomas Schad
LinkedInExperience: Head of global MDM Cross Domain Team · Boehringer Ingelheim
Head of global MDM Cross Domain Team at Boehringer Ingelheim since November 2020. Former Head of Global MDM Build and Deploy (2015–2022) and Global MDM Rollout Manager (2013–2014) at Boehringer Ingelheim. The profile describes the team as governing, designing and supporting functional teams in developing master data systems.
Tim Byerly
LinkedInExperience: Director Enterprise Master Data Management · The Hershey Company
Director Enterprise Master Data Management at The Hershey Company since May 2025, where the profile describes strategic leadership of a global team responsible for enterprise-wide master data management and product data management operations and governance. Former Senior Manager Enterprise Data Strategy & Governance (2022–2025), Manager Data Operations & Governance (2020–2022) and Enterprise Master Data Steward (2018–2020) there.
Tota Palmadottir
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Global Master Data Management Operations · The Coca-Cola Company
Senior Director, Global Master Data Management Operations at The Coca-Cola Company since September 2024 and former Senior Director, Master Data Management Operations there (2023–2024). The profile says this person leads a group that manages day-to-day maintenance of customer, vendor, product and finance master data.
Varsha Sarda
LinkedInExperience: Head of Master Data Management (Global) · Rhenus Logistics
Head of Master Data Management (Global) at Rhenus Logistics since July 2023, where the profile says this person leads global Master Data Management and data governance initiatives to improve data quality, compliance and operational efficiency, and drives process standardization and automation. Former Roll-out Manager - APAC at Rhenus Logistics (2022–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's focus to your question: someone who ran master data operations suits questions about day-to-day maintenance, stewardship and service levels, while someone who led a platform rollout or governance program suits questions about tooling, ownership and data standards. Also ask which data domains they covered, since customer, product, supplier and finance master data each raise different problems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide who owns each master data domain, and how did you enforce that ownership?
- 02What data quality measures did you track, and how did they change behavior in the business?
- 03How did you sequence an MDM platform rollout across regions or business units, and what would you do differently?
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