SAMYUKTHA SURENDRAN
Summary
24 years’ experience in Leadership roles – Building and Scaling Sales Teams, Heading Operations and Strategy for organizations such as Bharti Airtel, Oracle, Microsoft;
10 years serving on the board of several companies, including Larsen and Toubro’s Infrastructure subsidiaries and Interise Pvt Ltd, advising on technology strategy, HR Policy and Risk mitigation and overall Board Governance.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Vice President and Business Head (South)
Bharti Airtel Pvt Ltd
11.2023 - Current
- Head Airtel’s Enterprise business across South India with annual revenue of USD 200 Million.
- Responsible for building and scaling high performing sales and operations teams.
- Responsible for Partner alignment plans - to expand Airtel's Security and Communications product lines.
- Conceptualised and set in place a Global Capability Center business line for Airtel to expand on connectivity business outside India
- Head the National GTM and Product Launch Strategy for Airtel Cloud - a sovereign cloud that is to be launched on July 2025.
Independent Director
INTERISE Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - Current
- INTERISE is one of India’s largest Indvits with an aim to bring in foreign institutional investments in the infrastructure sector.
- Serve on the board advising on Board Governance, People Policy, IT Strategy and Risk Management. Also serve as NRC Chairperson.
Independent Director
Larsen and Tubro IDPL
04.2015 - 01.2024
- Independent Director on the Board of the following L&T subsidiaries - BPP Tollway Ltd, Sambalpur Rourkela Tollway Ltd, PNG Tollway Ltd, Interstate Road Corridor Ltd, Kudgi Transmission Ltd, Deccan Tollways Limited – in the infrastructure and energy management space.
- Advisor on overall Digital Transformation as well as Risk management framework for all subsidiaries.
- Serve as member of the Audit committees to assess business plans and governance.
Head Applications - South and East India
Oracle(India) Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - 11.2023
- Head the Applications business across South and East India and growing the business by over 120%.
- Responsible for building and scaling a high performing teams.
- Responsible for Territory growth strategy and Channel alignment plans and India focused marketing pLans.
Director – Strategic Accounts - India
Oracle(India) Pvt Ltd
05.2015 - 05.2021
- Manage Oracle's business with India's largest Enterprises - and was instrumental in growing the business by 80%.
- Have worked extensively with the largest Enterprise customers in India to help them in their technology transformation initiatives including their Cloud Strategy and Digital Transformation.
Co-Founder and Director
The Science Factory
01.2012 - 05.2015
- A startup, The Science Factory set up hands-on science labs and science camps in schools and activity centers, supplying science equipment for K12 children.
- Also had a line of science kits and toys that were retailed in online marketplaces.
Strategic Business Director, Sales and Marketing Group
Microsoft (India)
06.2007 - 10.2011
- Owned complete responsibility for a USD 35 Million sales portfolio, the largest Enterprise portfolio in Microsoft (India), with clients spread across the US and India.
- Managed an extended sales team to execute upon targets and helped execute the sales excellence framework for the client base.
Business Development Manager
Virtusa (India) Pvt Ltd
01.2005 - 01.2006
Project Manager
Infosys Technologies, India
01.2000 - 01.2005
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Computer Science - undefined
Guindy Engineering College, Anna University
Skills
Strategic leadership
Digital transformation
Business development
Operations management
Timeline
Senior Vice President and Business Head (South)
Bharti Airtel Pvt Ltd
11.2023 - Current
Head Applications - South and East India
Oracle(India) Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - 11.2023
Independent Director
INTERISE Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - Current
Director – Strategic Accounts - India
Oracle(India) Pvt Ltd
05.2015 - 05.2021
Independent Director
Larsen and Tubro IDPL
04.2015 - 01.2024
Co-Founder and Director
The Science Factory
01.2012 - 05.2015
Strategic Business Director, Sales and Marketing Group
Microsoft (India)
06.2007 - 10.2011
Business Development Manager
Virtusa (India) Pvt Ltd
01.2005 - 01.2006
Project Manager
Infosys Technologies, India
01.2000 - 01.2005
Computer Science - undefined
Guindy Engineering College, Anna University
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
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