Amitabh Ray

TEDx Keynote Speaker & Contributor at TED Conferences

As Managing Director Ericsson Global Services India and Head of Global Services Center India, currently I am managing operations in the areas of R&D, product development, pre-sales & sales support, services delivery and a number of global shared support functions. Global Services India operation represents an ICT operation working towards more than 130 countries. Prior to this I worked as the head of Strategy & Portfolio function of Ericsson’s Global Services Business unit. I have experience in working on global assignments in corporate strategy, management consulting, program & engagement management, change management & systems integration. During the course of my career, I have developed and managed a diverse group of clients in both private and government sectors in Asia, Europe and the United States. I have also led the strategy and implementation for developing advanced delivery centers in different multinational organizations. Before joining Ericsson, worked as Vice President in IBM where my key responsibilities were managing the growth of the delivery centers across the world. As a Partner at PwC during my tenure (1988-2002), I headed the three largest strategic business units (SBUs); Enterprise Resource Planning, Information Technology/Systems Integration and the Global Solutions Delivery Center, responsible for delivering offshore services to PwC Customers worldwide and was responsible for growth and profitability of all these practices.