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Vanitha Narayanan

Vanitha Narayanan

Indian business executive

Vanitha Narayanan is an Indian business executive. She is managing director of the IBM-Verizon relationship.[1] She was the Chairman of IBM India from 2017 to 2018.[2] Prior to that, she served as the managing director of IBM India and regional general manager for India and South Asia.[3]

Narayanan joined IBM in the US in 1987. She has worked in several countries, is a member of IBM's Growth & Transformation Team, and was inducted into the IBM Industry Academy. She led several leadership development and diversity initiatives, and is the executive sponsor for developing the women's leadership pipeline.[3]

Narayanan was chairperson of the American Chamber of Commerce in India from 2015 to 2016,[4] executive council member of NASSCOM,[citation needed] chairperson of NITK Surathkal,[5] and member of the Confederation of Indian Industry.[3]

Awards and recognition

In 2017 Narayanan was named as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women’ by Fortune India[6] and Business Today.[7] She has been mentioned as one of the 12 Global Indian Super Women of 2016 by CXO Today[8]

Education

Narayanan has a Masters in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Madras and a Masters in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Houston - Magna Cum Laude. Besides, she has a major in liberal arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai.

Personal life

Narayanan lives in the US.[1] She is married and has a daughter and grandchild.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "IBM India chairman Vanitha Narayanan to return to US". The Times of India. 24 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "IBM and Beyond". Business Today. 8 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Vanitha Narayanan - Managing Director, IBM India Private Limited". IBM. November 2014.
  4. [4]
    "AMCHAM India - National Executive Board". AMCHAM India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Empathy is as important as intellect". India Today. 23 March 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Fortune India - Most Powerful Women in 2017 - Vanitha Narayanan". Fortune. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "The Most Powerful Women In Business 2017". Business Today. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Celebrating The Success Of 12 Global Indian Super Women". Trivone. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
  9. [9]
    "When IBM India Chairman Vanitha Narayanan faced 'grandmother peer pressure'". The Economic Times. 21 February 2018.
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