Bhaskar Pramanik
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Bhaskar Pramanik is presently the Chairman of Microsoft India. He will look after the Company's overall sales, marketing and all other transations across India.
Bhaskar Pramanik has resigned from Oracle India to join Microsoft India. Before Oracle, he was the Corporate Vice President and President, India GEM of Sun Microsystems
India
. He was responsible for the overall operations of the subsidiary in India.
Bhaskar has more than 30 years experience in the Indian IT industry.
Prior to joining Sun Microsystems
, Bhaskar has held several senior management positions in
companies like Digital Equipment India Ltd., Blue Star Ltd., and NELCO. His last held position at Digital Equipment was Director, Enterprise Sales, Digital Equipment Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd., Singapore. In his earlier role as Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Digital Equipment India Ltd.
Bhaskar was part of the original Country Management Team responsible for setting up the joint venture in India.
Bhaskar was Oracle India Managing Director effective 1 April 2010. He quit Oracle on 3 March 2011.
He has become the chairman of Microsoft India, effective from 28 March 2011. Bhaskar will report directly to Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International.
in November 1997 and has been instrumental in building Sun's presence in India and growing the company at a pace faster than the industry average. Bhaskar has received many outstanding achievement awards in Sun over the last 8 years. In October 2004, Bhaskar received the Sun Leadership award. The Leadership Award recognizes outstanding Leaders at Sun who lead the company forward in a manner consistent with Sun values and demonstrate consistent business results while modelling the values.
Bhaskar co-chairs the Leadership Awards Review Board in Sun for 2005 and 2006.
Sun’s key India partners include Wipro
, TCS
, HCL Infosystems, CMC, Accel Frontline, Redington
, CDAC
, and eSys.
The Sun India Engineering Centre, the first in Asia was set up in Bangalore in 1998, is part of the Global Engineering Organization at Sun, providing core competency in support of Sun's engineering operations and supports over 1200 engineers.
, MAIT
, NASSCOM
and was the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka
, in 2003-2004. He is currently a member of The Executive Council of NASSCOM
.
Bhaskar Pramanik has resigned from Oracle India to join Microsoft India. Before Oracle, he was the Corporate Vice President and President, India GEM of Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was responsible for the overall operations of the subsidiary in India.
Early days
Bhaskar is an engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has also attended the Advanced Marketing Management Program at the Stanford University.Bhaskar has more than 30 years experience in the Indian IT industry.
Prior to joining Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, Bhaskar has held several senior management positions in
companies like Digital Equipment India Ltd., Blue Star Ltd., and NELCO. His last held position at Digital Equipment was Director, Enterprise Sales, Digital Equipment Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd., Singapore. In his earlier role as Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Digital Equipment India Ltd.
Bhaskar was part of the original Country Management Team responsible for setting up the joint venture in India.
Bhaskar was Oracle India Managing Director effective 1 April 2010. He quit Oracle on 3 March 2011.
He has become the chairman of Microsoft India, effective from 28 March 2011. Bhaskar will report directly to Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International.
Career at Sun
Bhaskar joined Sun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
in November 1997 and has been instrumental in building Sun's presence in India and growing the company at a pace faster than the industry average. Bhaskar has received many outstanding achievement awards in Sun over the last 8 years. In October 2004, Bhaskar received the Sun Leadership award. The Leadership Award recognizes outstanding Leaders at Sun who lead the company forward in a manner consistent with Sun values and demonstrate consistent business results while modelling the values.
Bhaskar co-chairs the Leadership Awards Review Board in Sun for 2005 and 2006.
Sun Microsystems in India
Sun Microsystems established a wholly owned subsidiary in India on July 1, 1998 and is spread across numerous locations in India via its strong distributor and partner network, which supports an installed base of over 100,000+ systems.Sun’s key India partners include Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, TCS
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
, HCL Infosystems, CMC, Accel Frontline, Redington
Redington
Redington is a surname of either English or Irish origin and a place name and may refer to:-People:*Amanda Redington Redington is a surname of either English or Irish (anglicisation of Ó Roideacháin) origin and a place name and may refer to:-People:*Amanda Redington Redington is a surname of...
, CDAC
CDAC
CDAC may refer to:*Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada*Canadian American Railroad*Centre for Development of Advanced Computing* Chinese Development Assistance Council, a self-help and non-profit organization set up by the Chinese community in Singapore to help the lower-income group and...
, and eSys.
The Sun India Engineering Centre, the first in Asia was set up in Bangalore in 1998, is part of the Global Engineering Organization at Sun, providing core competency in support of Sun's engineering operations and supports over 1200 engineers.
Indian IT Industry Achievements
Bhaskar Pramanik has been actively involved with the Indian IT industry since 1982 and is a regular speaker on computer & telecom related subjects at public forums and industry meetings. He is a member of various committees in CIICII
CII may stand for:* George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, a research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute* The Confederation of Indian Industry* The Construction Industry Institute* Drug Schedule for the Controlled Substances Act....
, MAIT
Mait
Mait is an Estonian masculine given name.People named Mait include:*Mait Aadna ,*Mait Klaassen , veterinary scientist and politician*Mait Kõiv , historian*Mait Künnap , tennis player...
, NASSCOM
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
and was the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, in 2003-2004. He is currently a member of The Executive Council of NASSCOM
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
.