SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The CTO Forum today announced that Rashmi Kumar, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), has been appointed to the CTO Forum Advisory Board. The CTO Forum brings together senior technology executives, business leaders and academicians to discuss and collaborate on key technology issues and to accelerate innovation across organizations.
"It is with my most sincere compliments and respect for her impeccable judgment and true devotion to her work that I express how honored we are to welcome Rashmi Kumar to the CTO Forum Advisory Board. She is an exemplary leader who embodies the best qualities of humanity, of humility and of kindness. With her strong organizational leadership and expertise in leading global technology transformation initiatives, we anticipate that her acumen and expertise will greatly contribute to the CTO Forum community," said Basheer Janjua, Founder and Chairman of the CTO Forum.
CTO Forum hosts a series of events for its members each year, and each is designed to explore industry landscapes, taking a "deep dive" approach to analyzing technology and leadership challenges with preeminent executives and subject matter. Its Advisory Board sets the agenda for all of the events hosted each year, selecting top-tier speakers and thought leaders to examine the most important industry topics including those related to technology, engineering, disruption, strategy and innovation.
"I am delighted join the CTO Forum Advisory Board," said Rashmi Kumar, HPE Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. "Over the years that I have been involved with the CTO Forum, their platform of thought leadership has delivered a uniquely valuable and inspiring experience. As a Board Member, I look forward to collaborating on the development of the innovative programs and curricula that will continue to serve global businesses across industries."
Kumar joined HPE in 2018 and presently leads the transformation of the global IT organization. Since her appointment as CIO, she has strengthened the bench of her leadership team, re-engineered the organization to align with an operating model that will deliver optimum performance, and begun implementing a winning strategy to ensure best-in-class support and improved partnership with the business. With more than 25 years of technology leadership, Kumar's experience includes focal areas of Digital Transformation, AI/ML, Data & Analytics, strategic planning, Cyber Security & Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, and large scale business process transformations. Prior to joining HPE, Rashmi served as CIO and CTO for a number of Fortune 50 companies including McKesson, Southern California Edison, Toyota, and Tata Steel.
About CTO Forum
The CTO Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a trusted, open and creative environment where the brightest minds of our times convene to address industry's most important issues. The CTO Forum brings together the best minds in technology from different industries to define opportunities, and to collaborate in harnessing the extraordinary potential of technology. The CTO Forum's mission is to deliver a Global Innovation Platform, where technology leaders collaborate and co-create the technology and solutions that will be critical to meeting tomorrow's global opportunities and challenges. For more information, visit http://www.ctoforum.org.
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