Job Title: CTO
Company: Microsoft South Africa
Ravi Bhat was appointed CTO and Director Commercial Solutions for Microsoft SA in July 2019. Previously he has worked as the COO of Logikal Group and Regional Director of Sub-Saharan Africa for VMware. He spent nineteen years working in various positions at IBM including Director IBM Software. He has an MBA from Warwick Business School and he is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA).
Work
2019 - Present CTO and Director Microsoft Commercial Solutions Team, Microsoft SA
2018 - 2019 Director retail, Consumer Goods & travel transport, Microsoft SA
2015 - 2018 Intelligent Cloud Business Lead, Microsoft SA
2014 - 2015 Group COO, Logikal Group
2013 - 2014 Regional Director Sub-Saharan Africa, VMware
2008 - 2013 Director IBM Software SA, IBM
2003 - 2008 Enterprise & Channel Sales Lead, IBM
2001 - 2003 Operations Lead, IBM
1996 - 2001 CFO, Lotus Development Corporation (IBM)
1994 - 1996 Financial Controller MEIP, Lotus Development Corporation (IBM)
1990 - 1994 Senior Auditor, KPMG
Education
2009 - 2013 MBA Business Administration & Management, Warwick Business School
1986 - 1990 CA Accounting & Finance, The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India
1981 - 1986 B.Com. Finance and Financial Management, University of Pune
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers.
