Bhaskar R.

Bhaskar R. is an experienced technology executive currently serving as VP and CIO at PPG Industries since January 2021. Before this role, Bhaskar held the position of VP and CIO of the Electronics Manufacturing Services Division at Jabil from February 2015 to January 2021, where responsibilities included strategy and digital transformation for a $16B division. Prior experience includes serving as VP and CIO at Textron Systems, where significant IT integration and roadmap development took place, and as a Senior Managing Consultant at PwC Consulting and IBM, leading SAP implementation efforts for various clients. Bhaskar began a career in IT as a Lead Database Administrator at Prudential Financial and a Technical Support Engineer at Sybase. Bhaskar holds an MBA from Duke University, an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science from the National Institute of Information Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Madras.