Avinash Velhal

Avinash is a Certified Independent Director, geared to share 34 years of experience in Global IT transformations, Mergers & Acquisitions and global governance. He has successfully handled IT transformation of multiple large M&A across regions in Atos & Siemens.

Visionary Business Technologist with cross functional experience in IT across wide gamut of areas having driven large IT Transformation projects, Outsourcing, Infrastructure and Service management. Lead multiple strategic business leadership, digital transformation and change management projects across his career in ATOS, Siemens & L&T.

He has invaluable contributions to the revolutionary approach in moving towards Zero mail and Enterprise social network project, Anyplace anywhere workplace in Atos. Active panelist, speaker, and writer having appeared on panel of multiple tech forums as speaker on topics of Digital transformation, leadership, technology locally and internationally.

Rated as Industry Icon he has been acknowledged as most social CIO bestowed with various awards like Top 7 technology leader in APAC, CIO 100, IDG Dynamic CIO 100, EMC Transformer award and many more. He contributes to SPJMIR institute being their IM Advisory Council member. He is adding value to the vendor universe through CORE media advisory council on CIO Choice platform. Currently serving the CIO community being the Mumbai CIO Klub President.

He is an Industrial Engineering Graduate with passion towards efficiency, innovation and business mentoring.