Amar Babu
President at Lenovo Asia Pacific l Powering business growth for our partners and customers, enriching communities through technology
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Amar is the President of Lenovo Asia Pacific, leading the PC, Smart Devices, Mobile and Infrastructure Solutions businesses across Australia & New Zealand, Central Asia Pacific (ASEAN, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea), India and Japan. As a strong believer and advocate for diversity and inclusion, Amar also serves on the global Lenovo Diversity and Inclusion Board. Over the past 13 years, Amar has held various leadership positions at Lenovo, including Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in Asia Pacific, where he drove Lenovo’s PC and tablet business across 25 markets and built a strong operations infrastructure. He was also the Managing Director for Lenovo India, where he grew the PC market share from 8% to 20% in less than a decade. Amar holds an MBA degree from XLRI Jamshedpur, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology. Outside of work, Amar enjoys cooking, spending time with his family in Mumbai, and taking his motorcycle out for a ride. Follow and connect with Amar on LinkedIn or Twitter (@abrk)!
Career Timeline
- LenovoCurrentNov 2007–Present· 18 yrs 10 mos
- President, Lenovo, Asia PacificCurrentApr 2021–Present
- Vice President & IDG Services Operations LeaderJul 2018–Apr 2021
- Chief Operating Officer and Vice PresidentJul 2015–Jun 2018
- Managing DirectorNov 2007–Jun 2015
- Mar 2007–Nov 2007· 8 mos
- Chief Service delivery officerMar 2007–Nov 2007
- Jul 1999–Mar 2007· 7 yrs 8 mos
- Manager, Operations, CountryJul 1999–Mar 2007
- Jul 1992–Jun 1995· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Manager, TechnologyJul 1992–Jun 1995
- Aug 1989–Jun 1999· 9 yrs 10 mos
- Vice PresidentAug 1989–Jun 1999
Education
MBA
XLRI JamshedpurBE
Electrical & Electronics
PSG College of Technology