Women in power
Global technology major Hewlett-Packard was going through turbulent times, partly due to some decisions it had taken in the past, and partly because of the deteriorating market conditions. In 2012 Neelam Dhawan became the managing director of HP India and also a member of supervisory board of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV. Mrs.Dhawan joined HP India started in 2008 and heads company's divisions including software engineering, research and IT services. Fortune magazine placed her on the 37th position among the 50 most powerful women in business in 2009. She has countrywide responsibility for revenues and profitability and ensuring the greatest leverage from HP’s Services, Personal Systems and Imaging & Printing businesses.
With a portfolio that extends to offshore activities, BPO, Software Engineering, Research and IT Services, Mrs.Neelam was focused on shaping the company's overall business agenda and leading its strategy and corporate development efforts to make HP the most admired company in India. Her 14 year long period at HCL not only polished her marketing and administrative skills, but also confirmed the fact that she was meant for the field of marketing in the IT industry. It clearly charted her career path and she joined Compaq and worked there for six years before joining IBM, where she stayed for another four years. At IBM, she was designated as VP and also a member of Board of Directors. It was a huge jump that established her as a leading name in the entire IT industry of India.
She started with Microsoft India in 2005. It was the first time that she walked into the corridors of a software major because till yet she had worked only for the hardware industry. She was the head of sales and marketing operations at Microsoft, where she learned to deal with both the customers and channel partners. She also tried her hands on people management and brand awareness. She made such a remarkable
With a portfolio that extends to offshore activities, BPO, Software Engineering, Research and IT Services, Mrs.Neelam was focused on shaping the company's overall business agenda and leading its strategy and corporate development efforts to make HP the most admired company in India. Her 14 year long period at HCL not only polished her marketing and administrative skills, but also confirmed the fact that she was meant for the field of marketing in the IT industry. It clearly charted her career path and she joined Compaq and worked there for six years before joining IBM, where she stayed for another four years. At IBM, she was designated as VP and also a member of Board of Directors. It was a huge jump that established her as a leading name in the entire IT industry of India.
She started with Microsoft India in 2005. It was the first time that she walked into the corridors of a software major because till yet she had worked only for the hardware industry. She was the head of sales and marketing operations at Microsoft, where she learned to deal with both the customers and channel partners. She also tried her hands on people management and brand awareness. She made such a remarkable