Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Bhaskar Ramachandran is vice president, information technology (IT) and chief information officer (CIO) for PPG. He is responsible for enabling PPG’s growth strategy through IT and digital technologies. He also serves on the company’s operating committee.
Ramachandran joined PPG in January 2021 from Jabil Inc., an American worldwide contract manufacturing services company. As vice president, IT, and CIO of the company’s largest division, he led the creation of a transformative strategy to introduce a fully cloud-based connected eco-system to make production more efficient and cost-effective.
Prior to joining Jabil in 2015, Ramachandran progressed through IT leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Textron, Inc., a multi-industry company, and in 2013, he was appointed VP, IT, and CIO for the company’s defense and intelligence segment. Ramachandran also previously worked for Sybase, Inc., now part of SAP AG, an enterprise software and services company; Prudential Financial, Inc., an investment and insurance company; and IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) consulting services, implementing SAP for numerous pharma, retail and manufacturing clients.
Ramachandran earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Madras University in Chennai, India, an advanced diploma in information systems from the National Institute of Information Technology in India, and an MBA from Duke University’s The Fuqua School of Business. He is a nationally certified EMT and volunteers at his neighborhood EMS station. He is also an independent board member for S&T Bancorp (Nasdaq: STBA) and an executive advisory board member for SAP AG.