Priya Krishnamurthy
About Priya Krishnamurthy
Priya Krishnamurthy is a Director at Acer, where she has worked since 2022 and previously held various roles including Head of Product Management. She has a strong background in product management and marketing, with significant contributions to revenue growth and market expansion across the Asia Pacific region.
Work at Acer
Priya Krishnamurthy has held multiple roles at Acer, starting as Head of Product Management from 2015 to 2017. In this position, she played a significant role in diversifying Acer's client base by reducing reliance on government accounts and introducing private accounts across the Asia Pacific region. After a brief hiatus, she returned to Acer in 2022 as Director, overseeing operations in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. During her tenure, she led a team that achieved a substantial increase in business turnover, growing from 20 crores to over 400 crores.
Education and Expertise
Priya Krishnamurthy has a strong educational background in engineering and management. She earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Pondicherry Engineering College between 1993 and 1997. She further enhanced her skills by completing an Executive Certificate Program in Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategy at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, she participated in an Executive Education Program on Creating High-Performance Organizations at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 2019.
Background
Before joining Acer, Priya Krishnamurthy worked at HCL Infosystems Ltd. as a Sales Manager from 1997 to 2000. She then transitioned to Acer, where she served as Associate Director for the Enterprise Business, Commercial Product Group, and Global Accounts Lead for the Asia Pacific region from 2017 to 2022. Her dual expertise as Head of Product Management and Product Marketeer has allowed her to effectively integrate customer feedback with technological solutions.
Achievements
Priya Krishnamurthy has led various initiatives that contributed to significant revenue growth for Acer. She successfully reverse-engineered and launched a large screen computer monitor with an integrated microphone and webcam, which resulted in increased sales. Additionally, she collaborated with a research team from IIT Mumbai to introduce a mobile platform PC projector aimed at the education market, generating substantial revenue through government tenders in states such as Odisha, Gujarat, and Kerala.