After over 28 years with Unilever, Ruma Kishore will be moving to Titan Company as chief digital and information officer (CDIO).
An alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai, Ruma Kishore has spent her entire career with Unilever.
Kishore joined Unilever immediately after completing an MBA, as management trainee, in 1997. Over a year into this role, she was elevated to systems manager, sales and distribution. This role saw her relocating from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
Six months later, she was back in Mumbai as systems manager. January of 2001 saw her being elevated to senior systems manager, working out of Bengaluru. Three years into this role she was elevated to project manager. Another promotion in April of 2007 made her IT director, customer service operations and application services. Over four and a half years later, she was promoted to IT director, EPR Centre of Excellence.
From December 2014 to October 2017 she played IT director, Europe SAP. The next almost three years saw her transforming the SAP IT landscape for Unilever Europe.
She was promoted to IT director Europe and global order to cash in October of 2017. She spent almost two years being responsible for IT innovation.
Her next role was that of IT director strategy to cash.
By November of 2022 Ruma Kishore had reached the position of director, digital transformation customer experience.
Now, Kishore is gearing to step into the shoes of Krishnan Venkateswaran, who will superannuate at the end of June 2026.
Ruma Kishore is also a member of the Board of the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.