Rahul Balanadu

About Rahul Balanadu

I am a seasoned, strategic IT leader focused on business strategy, team leadership, and program execution delivering innovative technological solutions that drive business growth. I thrive on converting strategic visions to transformative business solutions using technology. As a Business leader with a Technology domain, I offer expertise in successfully delivering large initiatives. I build trust with business executives and customers to help co-create a vision and drive its execution to fruition. Driving the right level of engagement and change management (including methodologies like ADKAR/Prosci) ensures high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty for my employers, employees, partners, and customers.I provide expert problem-solving and creative solutions to overcome challenges and obstacles, enabling businesses to achieve their desired outcomes. By leveraging teams\' strengths and creating opportunities for development, my teams can achieve peak performance maintain a high say-do metric and credibility. Over the years, as a leader in General Electric Company, Baker Hughes, Thermo Fisher Scientific and now Graphic Packaging International, I have built teams that have embraced change and transformed the business that helped propel the business forward, even in challenging economies.By setting bold goals, plotting a vision, and maximizing potential in others, I am ultimately able to achieve success for the organization. I believe that an engaged workforce with purpose can do great things. I\'m proud to have built strong partnerships throughout my career that have delivered on value and quality and have changed the way businesses run. I am committed to building and energizing an ever-innovating team.My core competencies include- Strategic Visioning and Tactical Execution- Team Leadership, Collaboration & Influence- Organization development- Business Transformation/Digital Transformation- AI and GenAI use case champion- IT Business Partner/CIO- ERP/SAP/Oracle- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)- Cloud strategies/Cloud Technologies- Program Management- Lean six sigma- Enterprise-wide application integration- Client Relationship/Business partner Management- Digital Thread- Budget and Financial Planning/Management- Continuous Process Innovation- Mergers & Acquisitions integration- Innovation & Change Management- Operations- Mentoring/coaching

Experience

1. Global CTO & CIO Americas

   Graphic Packaging International

   Jan 2026 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Syracuse University

  Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Black Belt
• Sap Implementation
• Change Management
• Six Sigma
• Outsourcing
• Erp
• IT Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Software Project Management
• Integration
• Program Management
• Process Improvement