Ms Sumita K. Chakrabarty is a seasoned professional who has worked for more than 23 years with the top global system integrators and IT organizations across India, Sweden and Malaysia.
She has successfully led strategic alliances, business development, project delivery, marketing, communications functions.
Her core competency lies in leading partnerships, which enable significant increases in revenue growth, market visibility, and brand awareness. In her last position, she led partner management and advisor relations for Asia Pacific & Japan, APJ, for her organisation and successfully doubled partner-influenced revenue. Additionally, she successfully conceptualised and executed major partner events, generating more than 1000 leads and USD 15 million in the pipeline.
Sumita was instrumental in developing her network of partners and advisors by establishing key stakeholder relationships, conducting account development workshops, gaining partner funding and leading key campaigns in collaboration with partners.
She is a people person who believes in teamwork and collaboration to achieve organisational goals. She is passionate about communications, employee engagement, training & development, coaching and corporate social responsibility, and CSR topics.
Sumita holds a Master in International Business (Grade A) from the Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, in 2001. In her undergraduate foray, she secured a Bachelor of Science, BSc (First Class Honours) from the Chemistry, Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra, India, in 1997.
