Surya Kottakota

Surya Kottakota, MBA, PMP, is an experienced Project Manager at ABB since July 2025, previously serving as Project and Process Manager at Syngenta Group from January 2016 to June 2025. In this role, Surya led Professional Services Innovation initiatives in Legal Operations, managed stakeholder expectations, and built relationships within the industry. Prior experience includes serving as Application Services Manager at Syngenta from April 2011 to December 2015, where Surya aligned applications with business objectives and managed vendor relationships. Additional roles include Lead Consultant at Infosys Technologies Limited and Senior Application Consultant at IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Surya began a career at NMDC Limited as Assistant Manager. Surya holds an MBA in Operations and Finance from the Indian School of Business and a BTech in Mining and Mineral Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, complemented by a Certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge.