As an award-winning, high-performance technology management executive with more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries and on a global scale, Ms. Chamarthi knows what it takes to create sustainable business outcomes through technology. At the foundation of her success is an extraordinary ability to unify and build collaborations across a broad range of stakeholders and all lines of business. Her focus is on innovation, transformation, productivity, and the customer experience with a goal of creating strong financial returns, competitive advantages, and employee and customer engagement. As a transformation leader, she is no stranger to turning underperforming organizations and teams into star achievers. Her success has earned her high regard, multiple awards, industry speaking engagements, and accolades in the media.
Currently, Ms. Chamarthi is the Chief Digital Officer of ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Global CIO of ZF TRW. Ms. Chamarthi’s role as Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Consumer Energy is a clear testament to her strengths as an executive leader. As the company’s first CIO, she was challenged with invigorating and reinventing multiple aspects of the technology organization. Most notably, she evangelized and led a multi-year technology and business roadmap that transformed the company from a commodity provider to a customer value driver, delivering next-generation technologies that revolutionized business performance.
This role underscored Ms. Chamarthi’s strength as a skilled collaborator internally and externally. For example, she founded an employee development initiative (EDSI) in collaboration with the Governor of the State of Michigan and other strategic partners, and serves as an active leader on several Boards of technology-related nonprofit organizations.
Ms. Chamarthi offers strong credentials with two M.B.A. degrees, a Master’s in Computer Science, and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management.
In addition to many corporate awards, Ms. Chamarthi has been recognized as a “Top 25 Finalist for Breakthrough Leaders” from CIO Magazine and a “Premier 100 IT Leader” from Computer World.
