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Sundar Mahalingam

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President - Strategy at HCL Corporation
📍 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sundar Mahalingam is the President of Strategy at HCL Corporation and the Shiv Nadar Foundation, leveraging over 30 years of experience in brand building and strategic marketing. He has been instrumental in shaping the HCL brand and guides the philanthropic initiatives of the foundation. He is an alumnus of IIT (BHU) Varanasi and IIM Bangalore.

Outside of his corporate and philanthropic roles, Sundar is interested in sports, fitness, reading, and listening to music. He actively champions causes related to environmental sustainability, particularly water conservation, and is a proponent of leveraging innovation to solve pressing global challenges. He resides in Noida with his wife and two children.

He is a key driver of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a $15 million partnership between HCL and the World Economic Forum to support entrepreneurs focused on water-related solutions.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
President - Strategy
Job Level
Middle
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Water Conservation
Heads HCL's Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a multi-million dollar program with the World Economic Forum to foster solutions for the global water crisis.
Strategic Philanthropy
As President of Strategy for the Shiv Nadar Foundation, he helps guide large-scale educational and social initiatives, aiming to create sustainable, high-impact change.
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Career

Work history

11-2005
President - Strategy
HCL Corporation
2-2004 - 11-2005
Associate Vice President, Strategy Planning
JWT
2-2000 - 2-2004
Deputy General Manager - Marketing
Hexaware Technologies
1997 - 1998
Marketing Communication Manager
Microsoft
1993 - 1997
Associate Strategy Planning Director
HTA
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On World Water Day, Sundar Mahalingam, President of Strategy at HCL Corporation. Featured in Facebook (HCLEnterprise)
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Education
1989 - 1991
PGDM
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1985 - 1989
B. Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi
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