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Revathi Advaithi

Education

  • Graduated with a bachelor’s degree - Birla Institute of Technology and Science
  • MBA - Thunderbird School

Overview

Revathi Advaithi is the CEO of Flextronics,Inc.(FLEX). Advaithi began her c areer as a shop floor supervisor at Eaton in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined Honeywell in 2002, where she spent six years in functions spanning manufacturing and supply chain. In 2008, Advaithi returned to Eaton and helped run various groups within the electrical business unit for 10 years before becoming Eaton's COO.

In February 2019, Advaithi joined Flex as CEO with a focus on driving the next era of technology, manufacturing and supply chain. Under Advaithi, Flex has shifted its focus to end-to-end customer value chain ownership, augmenting its core contract manufacturing business.

She cites her leadership style as “being empathetic but making decisions quickly.” Revathi has shared that her business philosophy heavily focuses on sustainability, culture, and diversity and inclusion. She frequently provides industry guidance for the manufacturing and supply chain sectors.

Advaithi has said the pandemic is “probably the most difficult time” she has faced in her career. Under her direction, Flex prepared its 50,000 Chinese workers to safely return to work in early February, and by early May, Flex had returned hundreds of remote workers to work and accelerated medical gear production to fight the pandemic. Supply chain, operations and government professionals have recognized Flex for its ability to “secure PPE for itself and also ensure that its suppliers across the value chain were well stocked.” 

Advaithi stated the disruption caused by the pandemic is prompting global businesses “to take a far more serious look at restructuring their supply chains.”. In 2022, she spoke about building more efficient supply chains at Fortune Brainstorm Tech.

United States President Joe Biden appointed Advaithi to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (2023) and the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (2022). In June 2023, Advaithi participated in the “Innovation Handshake” at the White House with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden. The following month, Advaithi hosted President Biden at a Flex factory in South Carolina, highlighting Flex’s partnership with Enphase Energy. Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi at Tczew, Poland.

Advaithi is also heavily focused on driving sustainable manufacturing practices at Flex. During her tenure, Flex made CDPs 'A list' for tackling water security and has pledged to cut company carbon emissions in half by 2030. In July 2022, under Advaithi's leadership, Flex announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Advaithi served on the board of BAE Systems between January 2019 - July 2020. In July 2020, she stepped down from this role and joined Uber as a board member. She is also a member of the Business Roundtable, and Catalyst CEO Champions For Change initiative.

Early Life

Revathi Advaithi was born on 18 October 1967 (age 55 years) in India

Career

  • FLEX - CEO

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