The change is effective January 1, 2015, Canon said in a statement.
Bharadwaj would be reporting to Canon's South East & South Asia operations President & CEO Kensaku Konishi, it added.
He will head corporate strategy group in Singapore and will be responsible for strategic business planning and execution as well as corporate communications for Canon's South East & South Asian regional operations, the statement added.
Apart from that, he would also oversee business development in emerging Asian markets in this region.