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  • Harisankar Radhakrishnan Is Technopark’s New CEO! Here’s What Makes His Profile Stand Out

    Harisankar Radhakrishnan

    Thiruvananthapuram: Harisankar Radhakrishnan has assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Technopark, bringing more than two decades of experience across technology, e-commerce, consumer goods and management consulting to one of India’s leading IT parks.

    Harisankar Radhakrishnan brings extensive experience in business leadership, strategic transformation, product development and scaling technology-led businesses.

    His professional journey includes leadership and management roles at global corporations such as Amazon and Johnson & Johnson, Indian conglomerates including Tata Group and ITC, and consulting major Accenture.

    Over the course of his career, Harisankar Radhakrishnan has led businesses with full profit and loss responsibilities, driven growth strategies, built products and teams, and leveraged technology, data and artificial intelligence to transform business operations.

    His experience across diverse industries and organisational structures is expected to strengthen Technopark’s growth ambitions and its role in Keralam’s technology ecosystem.

    Harisankar Radhakrishnan began his career as a software programmer before moving into business leadership roles at ITC, where he spent nearly five years working across sales, distribution strategy and brand management.

    During his tenure, his responsibilities included working on Classmate, one of India’s leading student stationery brands.

    He subsequently joined Johnson & Johnson, where he led a distribution strategy overhaul and technology implementation for one of the company’s largest business units.

    Following his stint at Johnson & Johnson, Harisankar Radhakrishnan joined Accenture as a management consultant. In this role, he advised corporations on growth strategy, go-to-market models, digital transformation and analytics.

    He later spent five years at Amazon India, managing some of the company’s largest marketplace businesses.

    His experience at Amazon was followed by a three-year stint at Tata Business Hub, the Tata Group’s B2B digital platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

    At Tata Business Hub, Harisankar Radhakrishnan played a key role in building the business from its early stages.

    Before taking charge at Technopark, he served as CEO of UL Technology Solutions, the IT subsidiary of the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS). During his tenure, he spearheaded a strategic transformation of the organisation.

    Harisankar Radhakrishnan’s Educational Background

    An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), Harisankar Radhakrishnan holds an MBA (PGDM) from the institute. He also holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering Trivandrum.

    In recognition of his contributions to industry and academia, he received the IIMK Distinguished Alumni Award in 2025.

    With more than two decades of experience spanning technology, e-commerce, consulting and business leadership, Harisankar Radhakrishnan takes over the leadership of Technopark with experience across some of India’s and the world’s major business organisations.

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    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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