Rajesh Ramachandran, Chief Digital Officer
In his CDO role, Rajesh Ramachandran drives digital strategy, thought leadership and execution of ABB Industrial Automation’s digital portfolio and business growth.
He brings 30 years of global leadership experience with a record of building and transforming technology and innovation-driven businesses across India, the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. He has led strategic transformation programs with CXOs of Fortune 500 companies to strengthen digital and industry 4.0 value chains. Prior to ABB, Rajesh held various CXO and senior leadership roles in organizations such as eBay, Oracle, Siemens and Rolta.
Prior to ABB, Ramachandran held CEO and senior leadership roles globally at organizations such as eBay, Oracle, Siemens, and Rolta, where he re-strategized and renewed entire ecosystems, including business strategy, top and bottom line growth, platform innovation, R&D, product management, industry value engineering, startup ecosystems, M&A, delivery excellence, GTM, and sales and customer advisory boards.
Ramachandran holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and an Executive M.B.A. from India Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is involved in many industry forums and academia.