Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice President at HCL Technologies, has been recognized for her significant contributions in areas of business strategy, operations, diversity and sustainability in the WeQual APAC Business Turnaround Category.

The WeQuals are serious awards aimed at tackling the slow progress in appointing women into Group Executive Management Committee roles globally. 

WeQual is backed by business leaders including the CEOs of Barclays UK, Kellogg's, Rolls-Royce, S&P Global, the CEO EMEA of JP Morgan EMEA, and the Chairman of MasterCard as well as The Wall Street Journal.

Bringing together stakeholders from diverse backgrounds 

Srimathi is a Corporate Vice President and the Program Director for New Vistas at HCL Technologies. With an extensive experience of more than two decades in Business and Human Capital strategy, Srimathi has headed and primed global transformation initiatives at HCL. She is responsible for strategizing and operationalizing new HCL delivery centers through the New Vistas program. She was also the key architect of the HCL Foundation and HCL Grant initiatives.

Srimathi is widely admired among her peers for her unique leadership coaching abilities. She is dexterous in bringing together multiple stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to collaborate and deliver business results with unflinching integrity and values.

Srimathi has been a key speaker at various international forums such as the UN, WBCSD, World Investment Forum, WEF, NASSCOM, and CII, with a focus on leadership, human capital management through diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. She has published many papers, and mentors research scholars.  Srimathi holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, which has recognized her accomplishments through the Distinguished Alumna Award, and an MBA in International Business Management from Ohio University.

Srimathi lives in Chennai and is a modern-art enthusiast. She enjoys biking, traveling, and spending quality time with family and friends.

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