Kayoor Gajarawala
Chief Digital & IT Officer | Digital transformation | Circularity
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I’ve always wanted a career where I could set myself goals and then strive for them. That desire to challenge myself is how I ended up in working in #IT and why I've had the privilege of leading very large teams, worked globally and focused on driving value. However, the impact of what we’re doing goes beyond technology. The teams I now lead as the Chief Digital and IT Officer at #LyondellBasell are delivering solutions that are transforming the Chemicals industry and helping change the world. My role within this encompasses global project delivery across a range of disciplines, from #SoftwareEngineering, design, and #analytics, to enterprise resource planning, platforms and transformational change. This calls on all the experience I’ve built in IT strategy development to drive #DigitalTransformation, particularly in relation to data, analytics platforms, market standards and business/IT upskilling. Now, with more than 25 years in the IT industry, I bring my combined business management and #TechnologyLeadership experience to develop both the people and the technologies of the future.
Career Timeline
- LyondellBasellCurrentNov 2023–Present· 2 yrs 10 mos
- Chief Digital and Information Technology OfficerCurrentNov 2023–Present
- Sep 2002–Oct 2023· 21 yrs 1 mo
- Vice President, Information & Digital Engineering2020–Oct 2023
- Vice President - IT EvolutionAug 2019–2020
- CIO, Global Commercial & Chemicals2017–Aug 2019
- General Manager, Projects, Product Development & ArchitectureAug 2015–Dec 2016
- General Manager, Hosting, Storage & Enterprise Service DeliveryJul 2011–Jul 2015
- Manager, Enterprise ServicesMay 2008–Jul 2011
- Infrastructure Sourcing ProgrammeOct 2007–May 2008
- Manager, Service DeliverySep 2002–Sep 2007
- Oct 1996–Oct 2002· 6 yrs
- Database Administrator ManagerOct 1996–Oct 2002
Education
Executive Education
Business Administration and Management, General
IMDBBA
Finance
University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business