Latha Chembrakalam

Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India33 yrs 6 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Three decades of leadership in global strategy and technology.
  • Champion of innovation and diversity in engineering.
  • Recognized as a top technology leader in India.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in technology consulting and automotive sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology ConsultingAutomotive TechnologyBusiness StrategyArtificial Intelligence (ai)International Business DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingLeadership Development CoachingProblem Solving

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Process DesignCMMICoachingCommunicationCross-functional Team LeadershipElectronicsEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded SystemsEngineeringExecutive CoachingExecutive ManagementGeneral Management

About

3 decades of experience in leadership, global strategy and technology in multinational organizations. Certified leadership coach and passionate about building powerful leadership and technology teams. Experience of working with customers across the globe (EU, US, China, JP, Korea) with international assignments in Europe and Africa. Worked across many areas in strategy, technology with proven records in business development, delivery and project management Championed a vibrant company culture that inspires employees. A leader with endless curiosity and continuous learning in the technology as well as leadership space. Strongly believe in the power of the ecosystem to co-create solutions and has done several strategic partnership with academia, government bodies, industry bodies and startups. GCC leader with proven track record managing, scaling and driving value growth in organizations Champion of innovation. Advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion to promote belonging within organizations and bringing in diversity of thought in engineering. Mentors leaders in the industry. Memeber of strategy team for India and Karnataka Givernment initiatives. Member- WILL forum, Member NASSCOM ER&D council, Senior member IEEE, Advisory board member for universities Awards and recognitions - CEO award for Future ready GCCs, Top 10 technology women leaders in India, Top AI leaders in India, Solidarity idol at CXO level, DEI award for CXO level, WILL women's choice awards and several recognitions in the automotive and leadership space Certified Coach, certified Behavior and Mentoring Analyst

Experience

Autoascend pvt ltd

Founder and CEO

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · India · On-site

Bain & company

Bain External Advisor

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Hybrid

Acsia technologies

Strategic Advisor

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Hybrid

Uno minda

Group Technology Advisor

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Hybrid

Technology ConsultingAutomotive TechnologySoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Business StrategyProduct R&D

Zinnov

Advisor

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos · Hybrid

Business StrategyAutomotive TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)R&D OperationsProduct R&DInternational Business

Continental

Vice President , Head of Technical Center India - Continental

Aug 2021May 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

International Business DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsLeadership Development CoachingProblem Solving+1

Robert bosch engineering and business solutions

Vice President, Powertrain Systems and Electrification

May 2020May 2021 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Responsible for powertrain business at RBEI, Bangalore leading a team of around 4000 engineers
  • KAM for powertrain and electrification
  • Mentor for CoE Electrification, mentor for CoE Simulation
International Business DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsLeadership Development CoachingProblem Solving+1

Bosch engineering and business solutions

2 roles

Vice President

Oct 2013Apr 2020 · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Responsible for power train and electrification business -customer engineering for global customers and function development
Strategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsLeadership Development CoachingProblem SolvingNegotiation

General Manager

Mar 2004Sep 2013 · 9 yrs 6 mos

  • Responsible for engine function development for the automotive power train systems
Strategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingNegotiation

Robert bosch

2 roles

Deputy general Manager

Mar 2006Feb 2011 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Interpersonal SkillsProblem Solving

Group Manager

Jan 2004Jan 2006 · 2 yrs

  • Group manager for customer projects
Interpersonal SkillsProblem Solving

Siemens information systems ltd

2 roles

Senior Manager, Business Development

Jan 2002Apr 2004 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Responsible for business development in South Africa. Areas handled - embedded systems, BFSI, security solutions and IT services.
International Business DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingNegotiation

Senior project manager

Jan 1995Jan 2002 · 7 yrs

  • Responsible for automotive software projects for various OEMs
Interpersonal SkillsProblem Solving

Bharat heavy electricals, bangalore

R&D engineer

Jan 1992Jan 1995 · 3 yrs

  • R&D engineer
Interpersonal SkillsEmbedded SoftwareSoftware Design

Education

College of Engineering Trivandrum

BTech — Applied Electronics &Instrumentation

Jan 1987Jan 1991

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