Vanitha Narayanan, Independent Director

Nationality
United States of America

SLB Board Committees

  • Compensation
  • Nominating and Governance

Other Experience and Education

  • MBA, University of Houston
  • First woman chairperson of American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM India)

Former Chairman and Managing Director,
IBM India

Director since 2021

Age: 63

Other Current Public Boards

  • ReNew Power
  • HCL Technologies

Former Public Directorships Held During the Past Five Years

  • None
Vanitha Narayanan

VANITHA NARAYANAN is the former Chairman and Managing Director of IBM India, a subsidiary of IBM, a multinational technology corporation. Over her career spanning three decades at IBM, she held senior executive positions with responsibility for digital businesses in the United States, Asia-Pacific and India regions, including as Chairman of IBM India from January 2017 to March 2018 and Managing Director from 2013 to 2016. During her tenure, IBM India was one of IBM’s fastest-growing growth markets. Most recently, Ms. Narayanan served as Managing Director for a strategic telecommunications client of IBM’s from April 2018 until her retirement in 2020, leading a strategic 5G business partnership. Since August 2020, she has served as a director of ReNew Power, one of the largest renewable power companies in India, where she serves as a member of the audit and ESG committees. She has also been a director of HCL Technologies since July 2021, where she serves as a member of the nominating and remuneration committee.

Relevant Skills and Expertise
Ms. Narayanan brings to the Board a wealth of global leadership and technology experience, particularly in the Asia-Pacific and India geographies. The Board values Ms. Narayanan’s digital expertise leading global technology businesses, as SLB continues to implement its digital strategy.