THE CIO TO CXO JOURNEY: TRANSFORMING IT LEADERSHIP

An enriching career spanning over three decades, with stints at Nestle, HCL, Airtel, Vodafone (Hungary) and now running her own company, Amrita Gangotra has been a leading technology leader and instrumental in launching pathbreaking technology solutions in her various roles. From a successful technology leader to a successful business leader, her perspective.

When the world was debating and deliberating the importance of the CIO in the boardroom, she had already created a niche for herself and found a seat at the table. Amongst the few tech leaders who had successfully adorned the CXO hat then, she has translated the wealth of knowledge accumulated over the years into running a successful business which again was viewed with a tainted glass by many. She takes pride in being able to have leveraged her business acumen with her technology knowledge and understand and strategize for her current clients.

As they say ‘flame is fleeting,’ and ‘job titles carry weight,’ but not in this case. She is known and still sought after by the industry for the role she played in disruption and enabling new revenue streams at various organizations and her fame continues to concede. Minu Sirsalewala, Executive Editor – Special Projects, Dataquest in a candid conversation with amrita gangotra, Founder &, managing director, iTyukt digital solutions. Excerpts.

EXPANDING BEYOND THE REALM OF TECHNOLOGY AND INTO THE REALM OF BUSINESS STRATEGY. HOW HAVE YOU TRANSITIONED FROM AN IT LEADERSHIP ROLE TO A CXO POSITION?