Priya Balasubramaniam

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Priya Balasubramaniam
Born1974
NationalityIndian
Education Engineering
Marketing
Supply Chains
Management
Alma materCarmel Convent High School
Bangalore University
Michigan State University
Organization(s) Asea Brown Boveri
Apple Inc.
Known forVice President at Apple Inc.

Priya Balasubramaniam is an engineer with a background in mechanical engineering, supply chain management. She is currently the vice president of Core Technologies Operations and iPhone Operations at Apple Inc.

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Career

Priya joined Apple Inc. in 2001. In June 2006 she became Director for Core Technologies Procurement which included touch panels, LCD and batteries. In July 2010 she became a Senior Director in the company. Since October 2014, she has worked as Vice President of Core Technologies & iPhone Operations. [1] [2]

While working at Apple she has been instrumental in negotiating a new deal to have Apple products manufactured in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone markets, and diversifying its supply chain beyond China. [3] In September 2019, Apple confirmed its plans to expand to India following an easing of the country’s rules regarding foreign companies. [4]

Honors and awards

In December 2017, Balasubramaniam was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering by Michigan State University. [5] [6]

In February 2017, she was named the fifth most powerful female engineer in an article published by Business Insider titled "The 43 most powerful female engineers of 2017". [7]

In June 2018, she was named the fourth most powerful female engineer in the Business Insider article "The 39 most powerful female engineers of 2018". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bort, Julie. "The 39 most powerful female engineers of 2018". Business Insider.
  2. ↑ "Apple's leadership evolves ahead of a post-Tim Cook era". Fortune. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Michigan State University. "Pioneering businesswoman, Apple exec to speak at commencement". MSUToday.
  4. ↑ Miller, Chance (17 September 2019). "Report: Apple and suppliers investing $1 billion in India to ramp up manufacturing".
  5. ↑ "Pioneering Businesswoman, Apple Exec to Speak At Commencement". Eli Broad College of Business. Michigan State University.
  6. ↑ "Priya Balasubramaniam - Fall 2017 Commencement Speech" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ↑ Bort, Julie. "The 43 most powerful female engineers of 2017". Business Insider.
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