Krishna Bodanapu

As Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Krishna is responsible for the strategic direction of the company and ensuring long-term value for stakeholders. He firmly believes in Cyient's Values FIRST culture and focuses on enabling sustainable growth. Krishna joined Cyient as a Sales Manager for engineering services in Europe. He later moved to India, where he held dual roles as Marketing Manager and Key Account Manager for the company's aerospace vertical. As Marketing Manager, he worked with several key aerospace customers and was integral to several successful customer engagements. As Key Account Manager, Krishna was responsible for relationship building and account management for several primary customers in engineering services. Advancing into the role of Chief Operating Officer, Krishna contributed significantly to Cyient's consistent growth in revenue, margin, and customer and associate satisfaction. Krishna is a member of the India-US CEO Forum, an interface between the government and the corporate world to promote economic engagement between India and the US. He is also the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Telangana, for 2020-21. In this capacity, he works closely with the state government and industry members to promote industry competitiveness, investments, and international relations as well as constructive steps for the betterment of the society. Krishna is the recipient of the distinguished Leadership Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (CIE Division). He was recognized for his outstanding leadership in advancing the use of computers in engineering practices & ensuring widespread use of computational techniques and solutions. Krishna holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a Master's degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.