In every career and every country, Indians are ruling with their exceptional talents and passion. Numerous inspiring people prove this in their fields, like Satya Nadella, Leena Nair, and Jayeshree Ullal.
One such successful Indian woman is Revathi Advaithi, the CEO of Flex (previously Flextronics) and a fervent advocate of women in STEM and the workplace. Advaithi held various senior positions at Eaton and Honeywell before joining Flex in 2019.
Her mother Visalam Swamy is a housewife, while her father A.N.N. Swamy is a chemical engineer. Before residing in Chennai, her family resided in Bihar, Gujarat, and Assam.
Advaithi finished her mechanical engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Thereafter in 2005, she pursued a MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Later, she started her professional career at Eaton in Shawnee, Oklahoma, as a shop floor supervisor.
Subsequently, she worked at Honeywell for six years in numerous production and logistics roles after joining in 2002. Then, Advaithi moved to Eaton in 2008 and spent ten years in managerial roles in numerous departments within the electrical business unit before being promoted to Eaton's COO.
With an unflinching drive to introduce the next generation of technology, manufacturing, and distribution chains, Advaithi joined Flex as CEO in February 2019. Flex deals in contract manufacturing, but under Advaithi, the company expanded its services to end-to-end client value chain ownership.
Her leadership is considered "being empathetic but taking action swiftly". Revathi has described that her corporate strategy underlines diversity, inclusivity, and sustainability.
For her top-most position, Revathi Advaithi earns a pay of $15,979,041, or over Rs 131 crore, according to the Flex Annual Report for 2022.
Presently, Revathi earns over Rs 10.9 crore monthly. While, her net worth is between $36 and $54.5 million, according to media reports.
She was also featured in the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business list for 2022.
