Shanker Annaswamy,
MD, IBM India and Regional GM,
IBM in India/South Asia
Appointed to this leadership position in July 2004, Shankar Annaswamy is responsible for all of IBM's sales, marketing, services and global delivery operations in the India/South Asia region, including operations in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. India remains one of the fastest- growing countries for IBM, recording consistent double-digit revenue growth over the past five years.
In his 30 years of experience, Annaswamy has held various senior management positions in world-renowned corporations. Prior to joining IBM, he was the President and CEO for GE Medical Systems, South Asia, and MD, Wipro-GE Medical Systems. He also held the position of Adviser with the Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman, for a period of three years in the mid-1990s. He began his career with Philips Medical Systems.
He earned B.E. in Electronics and Communication from Madras University and a Diploma in Business Management Education from the All India Management Association, New Delhi.
