Raj Batra — CEO
Raj currently serves as the CEO of Eptura, part of Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm and one of the world's largest software investors with over $180 billion in assets under management. Eptura powers the world's smartest workplaces with an AI-driven, integrated platform for space, asset, and people management. We transform data into actionable insights, optimizing performance, enhancing experiences, and delivering measurable ROI. Raj is a sought-after Board Member and Director to Public and Private Company Boards, and continues to serve on prominent American Public and Private company Boards, including one of America’s largest employee-owned companies. Raj also serves as an Executive Advisor to Kearney. Additionally, Raj is the Co-Founder of AxD (Automation X Digital), a firm that advises the world's foremost sovereign wealth funds and corporations on digital transformation, Industry 4.0, Automation, and AI. Raj’s extraordinary three-decade career at Siemens exemplifies his exceptional leadership and visionary approach. Starting as an individual contributor, he rose to become the President of Industry Automation and the President of Digital Factory. He ultimately culminated as the CEO of Digital Industries Automation-USA, where he achieved the highest-ever recorded revenue and profitability in the company’s history. Raj’s leadership is characterized by his strategic foresight, collaborative spirit, and unwavering dedication and toughness to achieving goals. His early career at Siemens was marked by his ability to lead small teams into new markets, delivering tremendous organic growth and setting the framework for the scale-up of vertical markets that are the foundation of Siemens Digital Industries, as it is known today. Throughout his career, Raj has demonstrated a unique ability to inspire and motivate his teams, consistently delivering in the top 5% of Employee Engagement, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. His leadership style is characterized by a hands-on approach, guiding his teams through uncharted markets and securing significant wins in fiercely competitive verticals. Raj has served as the first-ever Siemens-appointed Chairman of NEMA and Chairman of the Manufacturers Alliance, demonstrating how collaboration with CEOs and leaders can drive Industry action that reinforces the business agenda.
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Location: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Experience: 32 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Led Eptura to optimize workplace performance with AI-driven insights.
- Achieved highest revenue and profitability at Siemens Digital Industries.
- Advised sovereign wealth funds on digital transformation and automation.
Work Experience
Eptura
Chief Executive Officer (9 mos)
Kearney
Executive Advisor (1 yr 7 mos)
AxD: Automation x Digital
Chairman and Co-Founder (1 yr 10 mos)
Advanced Technology Services (ATS)
Board Member (1 yr 11 mos)
Siemens
President, Siemens Industry Inc, Member US Managing Board (8 mos)
President, Digital Industries USA, Member US Managing Board (9 yrs)
President, Industry Automation Division (4 yrs 11 mos)
Vice President and General Manager, Automation and Motion Division (1 yr 11 mos)
Vice President - Automotive & Aerospace Industry (4 yrs 11 mos)
Vice President - Automotive Industry (8 yrs 10 mos)
Shapeways
Board Director; Member Audit Committee and Comp Committee (1 yr 11 mos)
Amsted Industries
Board Director: Audit Committee, Nom/Gov Committee, Compensation Committee (6 yrs 7 mos)
MKS Instruments
Board Director: Chair Compensation Committee; Member, Nom/Gov Committee (7 yrs 10 mos)
Manufacturers Alliance
Member of the Executive Committee and Former Chairman of the Board. (11 yrs 2 mos)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Chairman of the Board (8 yrs)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at University of Michigan
Bachelor’s Degree at Lawrence Technological University
