Balaji Ganesan
Vice President - IT & CTO at Eaton Corporation
Eaton•Southfield, Michigan, United States
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Balaji is a business outcome focused IT leader who is passionate about digital innovation, operating at the intersection of business and technology, building organizational capabilities, and developing strategies to achieve superior results. He has held global leadership roles in IT through which he engaged with senior business leaders, aligned technology strategy to deliver better business outcomes, secured buy-in to drive change and delivered digitalization fueled growth and cost savings. Over the past 20 years, Balaji has had the opportunity to work in multiple geographies, industries and in a variety of technology areas. He has also held unique assignments to build large scale organizational capabilities, established strategic relations with IT partners, acquisition integrations, contributed to greenfield initiatives, promoted I&D and lead initiatives in giving back to the community. His most recent senior IT leadership roles and experiences include developing strategies and delivering digital innovation in the areas of revenue generating intelligent products, digital customer experience, factories of the future (Industry 4.0) and boosting internal productivity at Eaton’s $3.8B+ Vehicle group and eMobility division.
Career Timeline
- EatonCurrentNov 2021–Present· 4 yrs 10 mos
- Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerCurrentNov 2021–Present
- Sep 2003–Feb 2022· 18 yrs 5 mos
- Vice President - IT, Eaton Vehicle Group & eMobilityApr 2019–Feb 2022
- Director IT - Enterprise Application Support & Center Head - Eaton IT CenterFeb 2016–Mar 2019
- Senior Manager, Corporate IT Asia Pacific2012–2016
- IT Business Relationship Manager, Vehicle Group, Asia Pacific2009–2012
- Manager, Business IntelligenceSep 2003–Dec 2008
- 2001–Aug 2003· 2 yrs 7 mos
- Business Analyst, Information Technology2001–Aug 2003
- 1997–1999· 2 yrs
- Sales - Engineered Products for Process Industry1997–1999
Education
MBA
Executive MBA
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of BusinessM.S
Manufacturing Management
The University of ToledoB.S
Chemical Engineering
Annamalai University