Four Decade- Award Winning Transformational Leader & Distinguished IIT Alumnus. Led 5 Technology Businesses in India to Pole Position

An Information and Communications Technology Industry expert, with a pioneering career spanning over 41 years, Manoj catalyzed the building of the Internet and Information Infrastructure of India. He has played a leading role in bringing together key building blocks of the technology infrastructure which serves as the foundation that has enabled India to leapfrog and leverage Digital Transformation for the Public Good. Manoj has managed and led businesses to achieve pole position, across Technology & Services domains with both Indian and Global Majors. Under his leadership, India witnessed the birth and creation of over 100,000 Networking Professionals. He has been recognized as one of the top ten people to have shaped the last decade of the Indian IT Industry.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP:

President- Group Public Affairs, Mahindra Group – till April, 1,2023

President, Tech Mahindra Ltd- till December 2018

Regional President (GA) Asia Pacific & Japan, EMC Corp- till February 2013

President, India & SAARC, EMC Corp- till 2011

President, India & SAARC Cisco Systems India, till July 2003

Country Head, India & SAARC, Scientific Atlanta, till May 2000

BOARD POSITIONS:

Member of the Board, Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd, till April-1 ,2023

Member of the Governing Board, Amity University UP, till date

Member of the Governing Council, Agriculture Skill Council of India, till date

Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group, till April-1, 2023

BUSINESS FORUMS

Chairman, Storage Networking Industry Association, India. 2010-2013

Vice Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce, India. 2005-2006

National Executive Board Member, AMCHAM, India. 2002- 2011

Chairman, South Asia Regional Council, FICCI. Jan 2019- Dec 2022

Member National Executive Committee, FICCI. Jan 2019 till April, 2023

Board Member, SAARC Regional Council. July 2020, till date

Patron Member, ASSOCHAM, January 2019 till April, 2023

OTHERS

Awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) of IIT Kharagpur,2022

Recognized among the Top 10 that shaped the last decade of the IT Industry

Recognized as the IT Man of the Year by National Foundation of Indian Engineers

Member, Academic Council and Research Advisory Council, TERI University