Suresh Vaswani

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Suresh Vaswani
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Alma mater Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Known forChairman – Dell India; Ex Jt. CEO – IT Business & Member of the Board Wipro Ltd.

Suresh C. Vaswani is a Senior Director and Operating Partner of the Everstone Group. He is on the board of group companies including i.e. Innoveo AG, Servion Global Solutions and Omega Healthcare. [1]

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Suresh is an independent director with Vodafone Idea Limited and an external advisor to Bain Consulting. [2] [3]

Suresh Vaswani has previously worked as the General Manager - Solutions, Delivery and Transformation at IBM Global Technology Services and headed the global Applications & BPO services business for Dell Services. He was the Chairman of Dell India and Joint Chief Officer of Wipro's IT Business besides being a Member of the Board of Wipro Limited. [4]

Education

Suresh is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and has an MBA degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. [5] [6]

Career

Suresh has 20 years of experience across global IT/technology majors. Prior to joining Everstone, he worked as the President of Dell Services and Chairman of Dell India; Co-CEO of Wipro IT Businesses and Board Member of Wipro Limited; [7] and General Manager - Solutions, Delivery and Transformation at IBM Global Technology Services. [8]

Achievements

Business Today magazine named Suresh Vaswani as one of the Top 25 Young Business Executives in India. [9]

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References

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  2. "Vodafone Idea appoints Suresh Vaswani as independent director". The Economic Times. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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  8. Bharat (28 July 2017). "Suresh Vaswani to join the IBM board in August". The Indian Wire. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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