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title: "Suraj Kuttappa - Sr Director- Global Partnerships in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Suraj Kuttappa, Sr Director- Global Partnerships at Tata Elxsi based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude and geminicli."
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# Suraj Kuttappa on Tal

## Headline

Sr Director\- Global Partnerships at Tata Elxsi

## About

I’m an engineering and ER&D services sales leader with over 29 years of international experience, shaped by working across the UK & Europe, MEA, the USA and India\. What drives me is building trust — winning new logos, nurturing long term client partnerships, and co creating solutions that genuinely move the needle\. I’ve spent my career scaling Engineering Services Outsourcing \(ESO\) businesses, delivering consistent double digit growth by combining commercial discipline with a passion for innovation\. I enjoy bringing teams together, leveraging IPR led, differentiated solutions, and helping clients transform across Telecom, Consumer & Hi Tech, Mobility \(Automotive, Aerospace & Defence\), and Media & Entertainment\. At my core, I’m motivated by growth, collaboration, and creating lasting impact for customers and teams alike\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

geminicli

## Work experience

Sr Director\- Global Partnerships at Tata Elxsi, Aug 2026 \- Present · 1 mo, Bangalore Urban

Sr\. Director \- Media and Telco at Tata Elxsi, Apr 2021 \- Jul 2026 · 5 yrs 4 mos, London Area, United Kingdom

Sales Director\- Media & Telco at Tata Elxsi, Nov 2017 \- Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos, London, United Kingdom

General Manager at iWire Network Design Pvt Ltd, Dec 2005 \- Oct 2006 · 11 mos

Product Manager\-Marketing at VMOKSHA TECHNOLOGIES, 2003 \- 2005 · 2 yrs

Product Manager at U& I \(Scotty\) System Design, 2001 \- 2003 · 2 yrs

Channnel Manager \- South at Thakral Services India Ltd\., 1996 \- 2000 · 4 yrs

## Education

BE, Electronics Engineering, bangalore university

Indian School Kuwait

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