Shailaja Puranik
Strategic Advisor to the Board
Shailaja comes with over three decades of experience in the IT and ITeS space. She has held executive leadership positions in global organisations like GE Capital International Services, HCL BPO, SITEL, Steria and Hays Business Solutions.
A proven leader in steering strategic goals of organisations towards successful implementation and achieving target RoI, Shailaja has helped several large corporations set up successful Indian operations.
As an Advisor to the QX Board, she supports the organization in identifying new business opportunities across geographies and bringing in progressive solutions, scalable technology, and operations platforms resilient to an ever-transforming macroeconomic business environment. She also lends her expertise in operational governance and practices enabling QX to stay competitive in achieving its strategic goals.
Shailaja’s core expertise lies in Operations management, Risk Management, Strategic Business Development, and Quality standards across diverse segments. These include BFSI, RPO/HRO, Retail, Utilities, Supply Chain Management, Telecom, IT Operations, IT App Development, and Support.
She is a graduate with professional qualifications in Business Management-IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, Operations Management-McGill University-Montreal, Finance and Strategy-Ashridge University-UK, and Certified Green Belt in Six Sigma.
Shailaja has been lauded for her leadership skills in various forums and organizations and has contributed her insights in panel discussions and electronic media.
A widely travelled hiking and trekking aficionado, she revels in nature and its bounties.