Som Mittal

With more than three decades of experience in the IT and automotive sector, Som Mittal is a seasoned and well-respected Indian business executive. Having served in leadership positions at multinational companies like HP and Wipro, Mittal has a strong command over the dynamics of the IT industry at an international level. From work at the institutional level with trade associations, he has also become a skilled public policy advocate. The Financial Express of India called him an industry “doyen.”]].

Education and Early Career

Mittal received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He began his career in the engineering and automotive industry serving at Larsen & Toubro, Escorts and Denso from 1975 to 1989. During this time period he set up green field manufacturing facilities imbibing Japanese technology and practices.

Career in IT

After a successful stint in the automotive industry, Mittal began working for the IT services and consulting services company Wipro as Chief Executive. He was responsible for building the peripherals business in collaboration with Seiko Epson and later led the integrated PC and Server business unit. He remained with Wipro through 1994.