Carla Ramchand

Carla Ramchand serves as the CEO of Avanade Australia, leading one of the company's largest and most strategic markets in the Microsoft ecosystem since April 2019. Prior roles at Avanade include Managing Director for the Technology Business Group in Growth Markets and Chief Operating Officer for the same region, overseeing a skilled workforce of over 4000 Microsoft professionals. Carla has also held the position of Executive General Manager for Cybersecurity at IBM Australia and New Zealand and contributed significantly to the global executive team at Telstra. Educational qualifications include a Certificate of Management from AGSM @ UNSW Business School, as well as a Diploma of Commerce and a Bachelor of Social Science and Policy from UNSW.