Balu Doraisamy

MNC trailblazer

Balu Doraisamy has been a trailblazer, having successfully driven a slew of
MNC ventures. It was in the spring of 1982 that Doraisamy joined Digital
Equipment Corporation, popularly known as DEC. DEC was a blue chip IT company,
with popular mini computers like the PDP and VAX series. Doraisamy was given the
responsibility of developing global accounts for DEC in the APAC region. He was
quite successful in his endeavors, but DEC wasn't. In 1998, Compaq acquired
DEC and Doraisamy was made the MD of Compaq India. He was instrumental in Compaq
becoming a major player on Indian soil. In 2002, when HP acquired Compaq, he was
retained as the president of HP India. This shows Doraiswamy's amazing
marketing acumen.