Tanuja Randery
Tanuja Randery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Tech executive |
| Title | CBE (2025) |
Tanuja Randery is a London-based global business executive of Indian origin, a specialist in commercial transformations, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2025). Since 2020, she has been VP and managing director of Amazon Web Services (AWS) UKI, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She is the founder of the PowerWomen Network.
Career
Tanuja Randery was born in Kolkata, India. She studied in Mumbai, then moved to the USA where she obtained an MBA from Boston University.[1][2]
She met Neil Rackham and contributed to his research for the book Getting Partnering Right. Through Rackham, in 1995 she met McKinsey and after some time became a partner at McKinsey & Company.[1][3] Seven years later, she moved to London invited by EMC to be head of strategy and transformation.[2] Her next positions included: president for strategy and marketing for BT Global Services,[4] CEO of UK & Ireland for Schneider Electric, CEO of UKI and Benelux for COLT,[1] Independent Non Executive Director for Zensar Technologies, and others.[5]
In 2017, she was included into the top-50 Champions for Women in Business by the Financial Times’ HERoes list.[6][7]
In line with her strong advocacy of inclusion, diversity and equity in tech business, in November 2018 she founded PowerWomen Network for senior women business leaders.[8][6]
In 2019, re-joined McKinsey in London from Apax Partners.[3]
Since 2020, she has been VP and managing director of Amazon Web Services (AWS) UKI, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).[9][1] In 2022, she was ranked number 6 on the UK Tech50 2022 list of most influential people in IT.[7][6]
Randery was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to business and the technology sector in the King's Birthday Honours in June 2025.[2][10][6]
Public roles
Randery served as non-executive director on the board of BusinessLDN (2019–2024), and Proximus Group as a trustee for Save the Children UK (2019–2021).[8][1]
In March 2025, she was appointed trustee of the Natural History Museum by the prime minister of Great Britain.[11][1]
Private life
Randery is married to Mehul Randery, the couple have a son, Varun. She holds US and UK citizenships and resides in London.[6][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Board of Trustees". National History Museum. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- 1 2 3 4 Cline, Tiana (2026-01-29). "'Don't Say No, Say Yes First': The Global Tech Head On What It (Really) Takes To Lead And Why Africa Is A Great Opportunity". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- 1 2 "Tanuja Randery Partner, McKinsey & Company". Gordon&Eden. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Former MarketPrizm CEO Tanuja Randery joins BT Global Services". FinExtra. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Ms Randery is Independent Director of Zensar Technologies". Whispers in the Corridors. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Tanuja Randery". Women in Tech. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- 1 2 "Tanuja Randery". London Tech Week. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- 1 2 "Tanuja RANDERY Appointments". GOV UK. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Tanuja Randery". Women Leadership. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Tech champions and Northern Leaders receive Honours". Business Cloud. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Two Trustees appointed to the Natural History Museum board for four year terms commencing 17 March 2025". GOV UK. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2026-08-13.