techStrong is a consulting company based in Bengaluru, India, was started by IT industry experts with decades of global experience.
We work with end customers across all verticals (BFSI, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Retail, telecom, etc.) to help them in improving their IT operational excellence, IT sourcing strategy and optimizing technology vendor contracts.
We work with IT service providers in improving their sales effectiveness by working with their sales, pre-sales, solutions and delivery teams to put together a more compelling proposal for their customers.
Team behind techStrong Consulting
Rupa Bannur
Rupa is a hands-on entrepreneur with expertise across IT services, solutions, sales and marketing. She brings global experience to structure optimum value proposition for each customer.
She is the managing partner and CEO at techStrong and focuses on business development and customer solutioning.
Over her career spanning 25+ years across continental Europe and India, she has worked hands-on in delivery, quality, business development and marketing.
She has worked for multiple companies in Switzerland including tecan (Life Sciences), Swiss Stock Exchange and Audatex ( insurance) in their technology divisions. She has also worked for CyberCash (a pioneer in e-Commerce) and OakSys (niche testing service provider) in Bengaluru, India.
She can be reached at rupab@techstrongLLP.com or +91 96208 80967
Raju Bannur
Raju’s expertise spans across CxO advisory, sourcing models, IT services sales, solutions, operational excellence and IT service delivery.. He applies his 3600experience of working with customer executives as well as with technology service providers.
He is a partner at techStrong Consulting since 2015, where he helps IT service providers become more competitive in the market and increase their win-ratio. He works with customer executives to review their technology portfolio, sourcing strategies and vendor landscape in improving service capability, quality, contractual aspects and operational excellence.
Over his career spanning 30+ years across continental Europe, UK, US and APAC, he has worked hands-on across Service Delivery, solutions, sales, P&L Management, CxO advisory.
2014-2015 Polaris – as the Chief Solutions Officer, held global responsibility for practices including Digital, Data, compliance with 3,000+ consultants, solutions, pre-sales
2000-2013 Infosys – Worked with multiple CIOs and CFOs in an advisory capacity to optimise their technology and vendor landscape, derive efficiencies from contracts, vendor performance management. Handled multiple country business responsibility, service Delivery, Sales, solutions, large deals. Set up multiple large SAP teams for customers in Manufacturing and Pharma sector.
1998-2000 IMR (now part of CGI) – Delivery, Account management, new sales across North America, Europe, South Africa, APAC and India.
1989-1998 TCS – Delivery, pre-sales, account management. Handled multiple large teams across UK and India.
He can be reached at rajub@techstrongLLP.com or +91 96201 31924