Siva Kumar Padmanabhan
MD & Head of Global Innovation & Technology Center, AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd.
AstraZeneca•Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Over 20 years of senior leadership experience globally in leveraging Information Technology for Business Innovation and Digital Transformation. As Managing Director of AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd., I am responsible for the company's Global Digital Technology Center in Chennai, employing close to 2500 experienced professionals. Responsible globally for Software Shared Services, including Shared Application Platforms and Solutions at AstraZeneca IT including our global SAP ERP footprint and various Digital Capabilities. Accountability for for foundational building blocks and enablement services powering AZ's Digital Transformation including: - RPA & Chatbot platform and engineering services - Global Software Engineering capabilities to enable AI/ML - Center for API for Enablement - Enterprise Agile Center of Excellence - Big Data Platforms and Engineering Services Previously led the Global In-house Center for IT & Digital at Flex, a Fortune 500 company. Was responsible globally for several Tech functions at Flex, including Customer Facing Digital Solutions, ERP, Supply Chain Solutions and Global Application Services. Previously responsible for the Consumer Products & Distribution (CPG) vertical at TCS, one of the largest Business and IT solution providers worldwide. Led multiple Digital Transformation programs for CPG Clients. Was responsible for IT and business process transformation initiatives enabling significant consolidation and transformation of supply chain processes at McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 20 company. 10 years of experience at PwC in India and US in the area of Management and IT Consulting. Cross-industry experience, in Healthcare (McKesson, Ciba Vision, AstraZeneca), Consumer Products (P&G, Walt Disney, Kraft, Kodak), Hi-Tech (Flex, Nokia, Intel, Seagate) Well-rounded CIO-level IT experience, including Business and IT transformation, Global Technology Centers, Leadership of large scale IT Programs, Software Engineering, IT Operations & Support. Ten years of big-4 Consulting experience, leading global business transformation programs. Certified CPIM, CISA and Six-Sigma Black-Belt.
Career Timeline
- AstraZenecaCurrentOct 2014–Present· 12 yrs
- Managing Director, AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd., Vice President, Enterprise Capabilities and Solutions, Global Information TechnologyCurrentOct 2014–Present
- Apr 2011–Sep 2014· 3 yrs 5 mos
- Vice PresidentApr 2011–Sep 2014
- Nov 2007–Mar 2011· 3 yrs 4 mos
- Global Head, Consumer Products PracticeNov 2007–Mar 2011
- Jun 2006–Oct 2007· 1 yr 4 mos
- Senior PrincipalJun 2006–Oct 2007
- Apr 2002–Jun 2006· 4 yrs 2 mos
- Director, Supply Chain SystemsApr 2002–Jun 2006
- 1998–2002· 4 yrs
- Senior Manager, Information Technology1998–2002
- Apr 1993–Mar 1998· 4 yrs 11 mos
- Senior ConsultantApr 1993–Mar 1998
Education
Innovative Technology Leader Program (Executive Program)
Information Technology
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Leading Enterprise Transformation (Executive Program)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.Tech.
Electronic Communication Engineering
University of Calicut
CISA
Certified Information Systems Auditor
ISACA
MBA (2 Year Full Time)
Finance, Operations, Information Systems
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science & AI
Artificial Intelligence
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore